profanity
/prəʊˈfænətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)[mass noun]
1- blasphemous or obscene language亵渎语言; 污言秽语:
an outburst of profanity.
一阵污言秽语。
1.1
- count noun a swear word; an oath咒骂语; 咒语。
1.2
- irreligious or irreverent behaviour亵渎行为。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin profanitas,from Latin profanus 'not sacred' (see PROFANE).