Vulgar



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.无教养的
• ［英］ adj.无教养的 ( morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate)
• ［记］ vulg ( 庸俗) +ar
• ［同］ 同根词: vulgarian ( 庸人) ;vulgarize ( 庸俗化)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin vulgaris of the mob, vulgar, from volgus, vulgus mob, common people
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. generally used, applied, or accepted
  • b. understood in or having the ordinary sense <they reject the vulgar conception of miracle — W. R. Inge>
• 2. vernacular <the vulgar name of a plant>
• 3.
  • a. of or relating to the common people ; plebeian
  • b. generally current ; public <the vulgar opinion of that time>
  • c. of the usual, typical, or ordinary kind
• 4.
  • a. lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste ; coarse
  • b. morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate ; gross
  • c. ostentatious or excessive in expenditure or display ; pretentious
• 5.
  • a. offensive in language ; earthy
  • b. lewdly or profanely indecent
• Synonyms: see common, coarse
• ? vulgarly adverb

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