vulgarity

英 [vʌlˈɡærəti]

美 [vʌlˈɡærəti]

n.  庸俗; 粗野; 下流; 庸俗的物品(或图画等)

复数：vulgarities　

TOEFLTEM8法律

BNC.20291 / COCA.19407

牛津词典

noun

• 庸俗；粗野；下流；庸俗的物品（或图画等）
  the fact of being rude or not having good taste; a rude object, picture, etc.
  1. She was offended by the vulgarity of their jokes.
     他们那些粗俗的笑话使她大为不快。
  2. a pornographic magazine full of vulgarities
     充满下流图片的色情杂志

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 粗俗的;庸俗的;俗气的;不雅的
  If you describe something asvulgar, you think it is in bad taste or of poor artistic quality.
  1. I think it's a very vulgar house...
     我觉得这所房子很俗气。
  2. The film is tasteless, vulgar and even badly shot.
     这部电影毫无品位、庸俗不堪，甚至可以说拍得很烂。
• ADJ-GRADED （图画、姿势或言论）下流的，猥亵的
  If you describe pictures, gestures, or remarks asvulgar, you dislike them because they refer to sex or parts of the body in a rude way that you find unpleasant.
  1. The women laughed coarsely at some vulgar jokes...
     那些女人听了一些下流的笑话后粗俗地大笑。
  2. The lyrics were vulgar.
     歌词粗俗下流。
• ADJ-GRADED 粗俗的;无礼的;粗鄙的;粗鲁的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour asvulgar, you mean that they lack taste or behave rudely.
  1. He was a vulgar old man, but he never swore in front of a woman...
     他是个粗鲁的老头，但他从来不在女人面前说脏话。
  2. 'Don't be vulgar,' she reprimanded.
     “不要无礼，”她斥责道。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of lacking taste and refinement
  Synonym:coarsenesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarismraunch

双语例句

• Some laughed at the shameless vulgarity. Others felt it too outlandish to take seriously.
  一些人对这不知羞耻的粗鄙行为示以嘲笑，其他人则觉得它过于奇怪而不必太当真。
• Taoist arts are civil, secular, popular and grass-rooted and has a distinct meaning of "vulgarity".
  道教美术是民间性、世俗性、大众性或草根性的，具有鲜明的“俗”之意蕴。
• Talking loudly on a bus is a sign of vulgarity.
  在公共汽车上大声喧哗是一种粗鄙的行为。
• His vulgarity made him unwelcome in our home.
  他行为粗野，这使他在我们家不受欢迎。
• The reclusive lives of Taoist poets expressed their ideals free from vulgarity and their pursuit of artistic life.
  在唐代道教诗人的隐逸生活中，表现出超凡脱俗的时代理想和艺术化的人生追求。
• Her vulgarity shocked the rest of the guests.
  她粗俗得让所有其他客人震惊。
• There was for a time a conflict between foreign elegance and native vulgarity that was overlooked by the literati.
  中国现代文学中曾有一次“洋雅”与“土俗”之战，然而都往往被学界所忽略了。
• However, some critics have described the program as vulgarity disguised as self-help.
  但也有一些批评者形容该节目是披着自救外衣的庸俗行为。
• How else to explain the popularity of paeans to bourgeois vulgarity like Housewives of New Jersey?
  否则怎么解释比如新泽西州的家庭主妇这种对资产阶级庸俗的赞歌大受欢迎呢？
• We were offended by the vulgarity of his jokes.
  我们为他的笑话之庸俗感到气愤。