filth
/fɪlθ/noun
mass noun
1- disgusting dirt污秽; 污物:
stagnant pools of filth.
肮脏的死水池塘。
1.1
- obscene and offensive language or printed material猥亵的言词(或印刷品); 粗话, 脏话, 下流话。
1.2
- corrupt behaviour; decadence腐败的行为; 颓废; 堕落。
1.3
- used as a term of abuse for a person or people one greatly despises(骂人话)渣滓:
Nazi filth.
纳粹人渣。
1.4
- as plural noun the filth Brit. informal, derogatory the police〈英, 非正式, 贬〉警察; 警方。
词源
Old English fȳlth 'rotting matter, rottenness', also 'corruption, obscenity', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuilte, also to FOUL.