boorishness
boorishness — 名詞
1. the quality of being rude, clumsy, and socially insensitive — for example, inter
粗魯；粗野
粗魯無禮的行為或態度
the quality of being rude, clumsy, and socially insensitive — for example, interrupting others, ignoring basic manners at the table, or making loud and thoughtless remarks in a setting where people expect polite behaviour
The dinner guests were shocked by Stefan's boorishness when he started eating before the host.
Stefan 在主人都還沒入座前就開始吃東西，他的粗魯讓晚餐賓客都嚇了一跳。
possessive + boorishness with specific rude action
Bao's constant interrupting during meetings was regarded as pure boorishness by the whole team.
Bao 在會議上不斷插嘴，整個團隊都認為那是徹頭徹尾的粗野行為。
boorishness regarded/seen as a quality
After knocking over a display in the shop, Lucas felt ashamed of his own boorishness.
Lucas 在店裡撞倒了一個陳列架後，對自己的粗魯行為感到羞愧。
feel/be ashamed of + boorishness
Shirin complained about the boorishness of the guests who talked loudly through the whole performance.
Shirin 抱怨那些整場表演都大聲說話的客人實在太粗野了。
boorishness of [someone] + complaint context
Caleb's colleagues had grown tired of his boorishness at office lunches.
Caleb 的同事們已經受夠了他在辦公室午餐時的粗魯態度。
- boorishness of + [person/group]
- boorishness toward + [person/group]
- sheer/pure boorishness
- display/exhibit/show boorishness
- tolerate/endure boorishness
- apologize for boorishness
- be ashamed of boorishness
- be shocked/stunned by boorishness
- rudeness
more general and more common in everyday use; boorishness suggests a coarser, more thoughtless kind of rudeness
- crudeness
emphasises a lack of polish or refinement rather than active disrespect
- insensitivity
focuses on a failure to notice or care about others' feelings, which is a key part of boorishness
- politeness
the quality of behaving with consideration for others
- refinement
implies polished manners and social grace, the opposite of the coarseness implied by boorishness
文法句型
boorishness of [someone]
boorishness toward [someone]
用法筆記
This noun is almost always uncountable. It is most common in written or formal speech rather than everyday conversation, where 'rudeness' is more frequent.