rude
/ruːd/adjective
1
- offensively impolite or ill-mannered无礼的; 粗鲁的; 粗野的：
she had been rude to her boss
她对老板粗鲁无礼
with infinitive it's rude to ask a lady her age.问女士年龄是失礼的。
1.1
- referring to a taboo subject such as sex in a way considered improper and offensive粗俗的; 淫秽的, 下流的：
Graham giggled at every rude joke.
格雷厄姆对每个粗俗的笑话都咯咯傻笑。
1.2
- attrib. having a startling abruptness猝然的; 狂暴的; 猛烈的：
the war came as a very rude awakening.
战争的来临使人们猛然醒悟。
2
- attrib. chiefly Brit. vigorous or hearty〈主英〉有活力的; 粗壮的, 强健的：
Isabel had always been in rude health.
伊莎贝尔总是很健壮。
3
- dated roughly made or done; lacking subtlety or sophistication〈旧〉粗制的; 制作粗糙的; 简陋的; 技术不精的; 拙劣的：
a rude coffin.
一口粗制的棺材。
3.1
- archaic ignorant and uneducated〈古〉无知的; 无文化的; 未开化的; 原始的：
the new religion was first promulgated by rude men.
这种新宗教最初由没有文化的人传播。
派生词
rudely
adverbrudeness
nounrudery
noun词源
Middle English （in sense 3, also 'uncultured'）： from Old French, from Latin rudis 'unwrought' (referring to handicraft), figuratively 'uncultivated'; related to rudus 'broken stone'.