lewd

/luːd/ (bre, ipa) · /luːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlüd/ (ame, mw)

lewd — adjective

  • lewdpositive
  • lewdercomparative
  • lewdestsuperlative

1. describing sexual behaviour, speech, or images that are openly rude or offensive

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing sexual behaviour, speech, or images that are openly rude or offensive to others — for example, making lewd jokes or gestures at someone in public.

例句

The comedian's lewd jokes about the audience made several people walk out of the theatre.

noun collocation: lewd jokes / lewd remarks

Keiko reported her colleague to HR for sending lewd photographs through the company email system.

noun collocation: lewd photographs / lewd images

同義詞
  • obscene

    stronger and more formal than 'lewd'; often used in legal contexts

  • vulgar

    broader in meaning; can refer to general bad taste, not just sexual matters

  • crude

    focuses on lack of refinement or subtlety rather than offensiveness

  • indecent

    suggests violation of accepted social standards of propriety

反義詞
  • decent

    socially acceptable and proper in behaviour or speech

  • modest

    not showing off the body or sexuality in an obvious way

文法句型

lewd + noun (joke, remark, gesture, photograph, behaviour)

be + lewd

用法筆記

Stronger and more disapproving than 'rude' or 'dirty'; commonly describes behaviour, speech, jokes, gestures, photographs, and clothing, but less often used to describe a person directly.

常見錯誤

❌The movie was very lewd and I did not enjoy it.' (vague)
✅The movie contained several lewd scenes that offended many viewers.
💡'lewd' describes specific sexual content, not general dislike.
❌He is a lewd person.' (unusual)
✅He made lewd comments to the waiter.
💡'lewd' more naturally describes someone's behaviour or words than a person's character.