vulgar
/ˈvʌlgə(r)/adjective
1- lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined粗俗的, 庸俗的:
a vulgar check suit.
俗气的格子西装。
1.1
- making explicit and offensive reference to sex or bodily functions; coarse and rude下流的; 粗俗下流的; 粗鄙的:
a vulgar joke.
粗鄙的笑话。
1.2
- dated characteristic of or belonging to the masses〈旧〉平民的; 属于平民的。
派生词
vulgarity
noun (pl. -ies)vulgarly
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Latin vulgaris, from vulgus 'common people'. The original senses were 'used in ordinary calculations' (surviving in VULGAR FRACTION) and 'in ordinary use, used by the people' (surviving in VULGAR TONGUE).