curse word
curse word — 名詞
1. a word that many people find rude or shocking, often used to show anger or stron
髒話；粗話
粗魯、冒犯或表達憤怒的字眼
a word that many people find rude or shocking, often used to show anger or strong feelings
Talia stubbed her toe on the door and shouted a loud curse word.
Talia 的腳趾撞到門，大聲罵了一句髒話。
shout/use a curse word when angry or in pain
The teacher asked the children not to use curse words in the classroom.
老師要求孩子們不要在教室裡說髒話。
use curse words — common collocation
Minho was surprised to hear his little brother repeat a curse word from the movie.
Minho 很驚訝聽到弟弟跟著電影重複一句髒話。
The film is full of curse words, so it is not suitable for young children.
這部電影髒話連篇，所以不適合小孩子看。
Grandma washed my mouth with soap whenever I said a curse word as a boy.
我小時候只要說髒話，奶奶就會用肥皂洗我的嘴巴。
- swear word
everyday synonym, equally common in British and American English
- profanity
more formal; often used for the whole category of offensive language
- obscenity
stronger, suggests sexual or very offensive content
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural ('curse words') when talking about strong or offensive language in general; the singular points to one specific rude word.