obscene
/əbˈsiːn/adjective
1- (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency(性描绘或描写)淫秽的; 下流的:
obscene jokes
下流的笑话
obscene literature.
色情文学。
1.1
- offending against moral principles; repugnant不道德的; 可憎的:
using animals' skins for fur coats is obscene.
用动物皮毛制作毛皮大衣是可憎的。
派生词
obscenely
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from French obscène or Latin obscaenus 'ill-omened or abominable'.