pervy
IPA/ˈpɜː.vi/
IPA/ˈpɝː.vi/
pervy — adjective
- pervypositive
- perviercomparative
- perviestsuperlative
1. behaving or speaking in a sexual way that most people find offensive, abnormal,
1.形容詞C1
釋義
behaving or speaking in a sexual way that most people find offensive, abnormal, or disturbing
例句
Stefan's pervy jokes made the women in the office feel very uncomfortable.
The bus driver gave Emma a pervy stare, so she got off the bus.
collocation: pervy stare
Darius was banned from the gym for making pervy comments to other customers.
Padma told the teenager to stop making pervy faces at the girls across the street.
Kenji felt sick when he saw the pervy photos taken in the changing room.
同義詞
文法句型
pervy + noun
用法筆記
Always derogatory. The word is informal and can be offensive if used directly to describe a person rather than their specific behaviour.
常見錯誤
❌He gave her a shy pervy smile.
✅He gave her a shy, awkward smile.
💡'pervy' is always negative and describes inappropriate sexual behaviour; it cannot soften a harmless action.
❌My friend is a pervy person.
✅My friend told a few pervy jokes that night.
💡It sounds less harsh to describe the specific behaviour than to label the whole person.