filth

/fɪlθ/ (bre, ipa) · /fɪlθ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfilth/ (ame, mw)

filth — noun

1. extremely dirty matter, or a level of dirtiness so bad that it feels revolting.

1.名詞C1
釋義

extremely dirty matter, or a level of dirtiness so bad that it feels revolting.

例句

Femi scraped filth from the oven door before the guests arrived.

scrape filth from [surface]

Weeks of rain left the alley covered in filth and rotting leaves.

be covered in filth

同義詞
  • dirt

    the neutral everyday word, without the same disgust

  • grime

    suggests a dark, oily layer that has built up over time

  • muck

    wet, messy dirt, often outdoors or on boots

反義詞

文法句型

covered in filth

scrape filth from [surface]

full of filth

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. Often follows verbs such as 'scrape', 'clean', and 'wade through', and it sounds much stronger and more disgusted than 'dirt'.

常見錯誤

❌There were filths all over the sink.
✅There was filth all over the sink.
💡'filth' is usually uncountable, even when there is dirt in many places.

2. language, pictures, or media that people condemn as obscene because they present

2.名詞C1
釋義

language, pictures, or media that people condemn as obscene because they present sex in a crude, offensive way.

例句

The station apologized after a caller filled the evening show with filth.

fill [show/chat/feed] with filth

Heloísa threw the magazine away, calling it nothing but filth.

call something filth

同義詞
  • obscenity

    more formal and often used in legal or policy contexts

  • smut

    informal and often used for cheap sexual material

  • pornography

    more specific to material made mainly for sexual arousal

反義詞
  • decency

    socially acceptable speech or material

文法句型

call something filth

fill [show/chat/feed] with filth

pure filth

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and strongly judgmental. It is used for obscene sexual content in speech, print, or online media, not for ordinary rudeness alone.

常見錯誤

❌The action film was filth because it had many fights.
✅People called the magazine filth because it showed obscene sexual pictures.
💡this sense is about sexual obscenity, not violence by itself.