smut
noun/smʌt/
/smʌt/
- [uncountable] (informal) stories, pictures or comments about sex that deal with it in a way that some people find offensive
淫秽小说（或图片、言语） - He can entertain audiences without resorting to smut.
他可以不用色情内容来娱乐观众。
- He can entertain audiences without resorting to smut.
- [uncountable, countable] dirt, ash, etc. that causes a black mark on something; a black mark made by this
（黑色）污物，灰垢，污迹，污点 - His face was covered with smuts from the engine.
他的脸上沾满了发动机留下的污迹。
- His face was covered with smuts from the engine.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘defile, corrupt, make obscene’): related to German schmutzen; compare with smudge. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.