pervy

IPA/ˈpɜː.vi/
IPA/ˈpɝː.vi/

pervy — 形容詞

  • pervypositive
  • perviercomparative
  • perviestsuperlative

1. behaving or speaking in a sexual way that most people find offensive, abnormal,

1.形容詞C1
釋義

變態的

性方面令人反感或不正常的

behaving or speaking in a sexual way that most people find offensive, abnormal, or disturbing

例句

Stefan's pervy jokes made the women in the office feel very uncomfortable.

Stefan 的變態笑話讓辦公室裡的女性覺得很不舒服。

The bus driver gave Emma a pervy stare, so she got off the bus.

公車司機用變態的眼神盯著 Emma,所以她馬上下車了。

collocation: pervy stare

同義詞
  • creepy

    more general; can describe any unsettling behaviour, not only sexual

  • lecherous

    more formal and stronger, used mainly of men

  • dirty

    colloquial, as in 'dirty jokes' or 'dirty mind', less strong than 'pervy'

反義詞
  • proper

    socially acceptable behaviour, opposite of offensive

  • decent

    respectful and appropriate, opposite of pervy behaviour

文法句型

pervy + noun

用法筆記

Always derogatory. The word is informal and can be offensive if used directly to describe a person rather than their specific behaviour.

常見錯誤

He gave her a shy pervy smile.
He gave her a shy, awkward smile.
💡'pervy' is always negative and describes inappropriate sexual behaviour; it cannot soften a harmless action.
My friend is a pervy person.
My friend told a few pervy jokes that night.
💡It sounds less harsh to describe the specific behaviour than to label the whole person.