Boorish



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.粗野的
• ［英］ adj.粗野的 ( like a boor; rude; ill-mannered)
• ［类］ indecorous : propriety / boorish : sensitivity ( 无礼的缺乏礼貌 / 鲁钝的缺乏敏感)
• ［同］ 派生词: boorishness ( n.粗鲁, 粗野)
• ［例］ The boorish guest ruined the banquet.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 1562
• resembling or befitting a boor (as in crude insensitivity)
• ? boorishly adverb
• ? boorishness noun
• Synonyms:
  • boorish, churlish, loutish, clownish mean uncouth in manners or appearance. boorish implies rudeness of manner due to insensitiveness to others' feelings and unwillingness to be agreeable <a drunk's boorish behavior>. churlish suggests surliness, unresponsiveness, and ungraciousness<churlish remarks>. loutish implies bodily awkwardness together with stupidity<a loutish oaf>. clownish suggests ill-bred awkwardness, ignorance or stupidity, ungainliness, and often a propensity for absurd antics<an adolescent's clownish conduct>.

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