dirty word
英 [ˈdɜːti wɜːd]
美 [ˈdɜːrti wɜːrd]
令人讨厌的字眼; 脏字; 粗鄙的字眼
英英释义
noun
- a word that is considered to be unmentionable
- `failure' is a dirty word to him
- an offensive or indecent word or phrase
双语例句
- Why is feminism a dirty word? Why is motherhood seen as the ultimate goal for every woman? Why are pants getting smaller?
为何女权主义成为一个禁忌字眼？为何为人母会被视为所有女性的终极目标？为何女性的裤子正越来越缩水？ - For the environmentally aware, 'disposable' has become a dirty word.
从环保角度考虑，“一次性”已变成了一个忌讳的字眼。 - Holiday is a dirty word to most people in this office.
对这个办公室的大多数人来说，假期是很令人讨厌的。 - Isn't that a dirty word in the whole "keeping it casual" scenario?
当初“随意交往”不是你提出来的吗？ - Coercion is a dirty word to most liberals now, but it need not forever be so.
对大多数自由主义者来说，「强制」是脏话，但无需永远是这样的。 - For many teachers, change is dirty word.
对许多教师来说，变化是个令人讨厌的字眼。 - My children think that work is a dirty word!
我的孩子都觉得这项工作讨厌。 - Eventually, globalisation will cease to be a dirty word.
最终，全球化将不再是一个肮脏的词汇。 - Everybody uses "supernatural" like it's a dirty word.
每个人使用超自然这个词的时候认为它是个不好的词。 - And I knew that word "nigger" was a dirty word.
我知道那是个脏字。