lewd

IPA/luːd/
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lewd — 形容詞

  • lewdpositive
  • lewdercomparative
  • lewdestsuperlative

1. describing sexual behaviour, speech, or images that are openly rude or offensive

1.形容詞C1
釋義

猥褻的

粗俗冒犯的性言行或圖像

describing sexual behaviour, speech, or images that are openly rude or offensive to others — for example, making lewd jokes or gestures at someone in public.

例句

The comedian's lewd jokes about the audience made several people walk out of the theatre.

那位喜劇演員對觀眾說的猥褻笑話，讓好幾個人走出了劇院。

noun collocation: lewd jokes / lewd remarks

Keiko reported her colleague to HR for sending lewd photographs through the company email system.

Keiko 向人資部門檢舉她的同事，因為他用公司電郵系統發送猥褻照片。

noun collocation: lewd photographs / lewd images

常見搭配
  • lewd jokes
  • lewd remarks
  • lewd comments
  • lewd gestures
  • lewd photographs
  • lewd behaviour
  • lewd language
  • lewd outfit
同義詞
  • obscene

    stronger and more formal than 'lewd'; often used in legal contexts

  • vulgar

    broader in meaning; can refer to general bad taste, not just sexual matters

  • crude

    focuses on lack of refinement or subtlety rather than offensiveness

  • indecent

    suggests violation of accepted social standards of propriety

反義詞
  • decent

    socially acceptable and proper in behaviour or speech

  • modest

    not showing off the body or sexuality in an obvious way

文法句型

lewd + noun (joke, remark, gesture, photograph, behaviour)

be + lewd

用法筆記

Stronger and more disapproving than 'rude' or 'dirty'; commonly describes behaviour, speech, jokes, gestures, photographs, and clothing, but less often used to describe a person directly.

常見錯誤

The movie was very lewd and I did not enjoy it.' (vague)
The movie contained several lewd scenes that offended many viewers.
'lewd' describes specific sexual content, not general dislike.
He is a lewd person.' (unusual)
He made lewd comments to the waiter.
'lewd' more naturally describes someone's behaviour or words than a person's character.

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