coarse
/kɔːs/adjective
1
- rough or loose in texture or grain粗的, 粗糙的：
a coarse woollen cloth.
粗羊毛织物。
1.1
- made of large grains or particles粗粒的：
a coarse white powder.
粗粒的白色粉末。
1.2
- (of grains or particles) large（谷粒, 微粒）大颗的。
1.3
- (of a person's features) not elegantly formed or proportioned（人的容貌）难看的, 不雅的。
1.4
- (of food or drink) of inferior quality（食物, 饮料）粗劣的。
2
- (of a person or their speech) rude, crude, or vulgar（人, 语言）无礼的; 粗鲁的; 粗俗的。
3
- Brit. relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish〈英〉与钓淡水鱼有关的：
coarse fishing
淡水鱼垂钓
coarse anglers.
淡水鱼垂钓者。
派生词
coarseness
nouncoarsish
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'ordinary or inferior'）： origin uncertain; until the 17th cent. identical in spelling with COURSE, and possibly derived from the latter in the sense 'habitual or ordinary manner'.