graf·fiti

noun

/ɡrəˈfiːti/

[uncountable, plural]

drawings or writing on a wall, etc. in a public place（公共场所墙上等处的）涂鸦，胡写乱画
- The subway was covered in graffiti.地下通道里到处是涂鸦。
- Someone had scrawled graffiti all over the school walls.有人在学校的墙上乱涂乱画。
- a fashionable graffiti artist新潮的涂鸦艺术家
In Italian graffiti is a plural noun and the singular form is graffito. In English, the form graffito is very rare. The form graffiti may be considered plural and used with a plural verb: There were graffiti everywhere. However, it is more often considered as an uncountable noun like writing and used with a singular verb: There was graffiti everywhere.
Extra Examples
- Racist graffiti was sprayed on the walls.墙上喷涂有种族主义的标语。
- The buildings were covered with graffiti.建筑物上满是涂鸦。
Topics Artb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- obscene
- offensive
- racist
- …
… of graffiti
- piece
verb + graffiti
- daub
- scrawl
- spray
- …
graffiti + noun
- artist
- vandal
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Italian (plural), from graffio ‘a scratch’.

单词	graffiti
释义	graf·fiti noun /ɡrəˈfiːti/ /ɡrəˈfiːti/ [uncountable, plural] drawings or writing on a wall, etc. in a public place（公共场所墙上等处的）涂鸦，胡写乱画 The subway was covered in graffiti.地下通道里到处是涂鸦。 Someone had scrawled graffiti all over the school walls.有人在学校的墙上乱涂乱画。 a fashionable graffiti artist新潮的涂鸦艺术家 In Italian graffiti is a plural noun and the singular form is graffito. In English, the form graffito is very rare. The form graffiti may be considered plural and used with a plural verb: There were graffiti everywhere. However, it is more often considered as an uncountable noun like writing and used with a singular verb: There was graffiti everywhere. Extra Examples Racist graffiti was sprayed on the walls.墙上喷涂有种族主义的标语。 The buildings were covered with graffiti.建筑物上满是涂鸦。 Topics Artb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective obscene offensive racist … … of graffiti piece verb + graffiti daub scrawl spray … graffiti + noun artist vandal Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Italian (plural), from graffio ‘a scratch’.
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