crudeness
/ˈkruːdnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkruːdnəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkrüd-nəs/ (ame, mw)
crudeness — 名詞
1. the property something has when it looks roughly put together, lacks polish, or
粗糙；簡陋
做工粗糙、缺乏細節的程度
the property something has when it looks roughly put together, lacks polish, or shows little attention to fine detail — for example a hut nailed from scrap wood, or a first sketch with thick uneven lines.
Cyrus laughed at the crudeness of the shelter the boys had built from broken pallets.
Cyrus 看到男孩們用破棧板搭的避難所那麼粗糙，忍不住笑了出來。
the crudeness of + [thing produced]
Visitors at the museum were surprised by the crudeness of early stone tools displayed in the first room.
博物館的訪客被第一間展廳裡早期石器的簡陋程度嚇了一跳。
passive context: surprised by the crudeness of [object]
The crudeness of Andrés's first oil painting did not stop the gallery owner from offering him lessons.
Andrés 第一幅油畫雖然筆觸粗糙，畫廊老闆還是願意教他畫畫。
Tanvi apologised for the crudeness of her diagram, drawn quickly with a leaking pen.
Tanvi 為自己倉促用漏水筆畫成的圖示之粗糙向大家道歉。
There was a certain charm in the crudeness of the wooden toys carved by the village grandfather.
村裡爺爺手刻的木製玩具雖然簡陋，卻別有一番趣味。
- roughness
more general; can describe surfaces or behaviour
- primitiveness
emphasises early/undeveloped state of a technology or method
- clumsiness
stresses awkward execution rather than overall lack of polish
- refinement
the polished, careful opposite
- sophistication
implies developed technique and taste
文法句型
the crudeness of [noun]
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed pattern 'the crudeness of [a made thing]' — drawings, tools, buildings, machinery. Subject of the property is typically a physical object the speaker can point at.
常見錯誤
2. the quality of someone's words, gestures, or jokes when they are offensive or in
粗俗；下流
言行帶有冒犯或低俗意味的程度
the quality of someone's words, gestures, or jokes when they are offensive or in bad taste — usually involving sexual, bodily, or insulting content that makes others uncomfortable.
Indra walked out of the comedy show because of the crudeness of the jokes about her hometown.
Indra 受不了喜劇表演拿她家鄉開的玩笑那麼粗俗，當場離場。
crudeness of the jokes — typical collocation
Yan's parents scolded him for the crudeness of the language he had picked up at summer camp.
Yan 的父母責備他從夏令營學回來的那些粗俗用語。
crudeness of the language
The teacher asked Élise to apologise for the crudeness of the gesture she made behind the substitute's back.
老師要求 Élise 為她在代課老師背後做的下流手勢道歉。
Many readers complained about the crudeness of the cartoon published in last Sunday's paper.
許多讀者投訴上週日報紙刊登的那幅漫畫太過粗俗。
Ilan was embarrassed by the crudeness of his uncle's remarks at the family dinner.
Ilan 對叔叔在家族晚餐上說話的粗俗感到很尷尬。
- vulgarity
closest match; stresses tastelessness and social offence
- coarseness
slightly softer; can also mean unrefined manners more broadly
- rudeness
broader — includes simple impoliteness, not only sexual or bodily content
- politeness
the everyday opposite in social behaviour
- refinement
implies cultivated, careful taste
文法句型
the crudeness of [someone / their language]
用法筆記
Object is typically a speech act — jokes, remarks, gestures, language. Distinguish from sense 1 by what the property attaches to: sense 1 attaches to a made object's appearance; sense 2 attaches to a person's social behaviour.