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。
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。
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。
- 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.