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coarse AHD[kôrs, kōrs] D.J.[kɔːs, kəʊrs]K.K.[kɔrs, kors]adj.（形容词）coars.er, coars.est - Of low, common, or inferior quality.低质量的：低的、普通的或劣等的质量的
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:不细致的：缺乏精致或细致的：coarse manners.粗俗的习惯
- Vulgar or indecent:粗俗的：庸俗的或下流的：coarse language.猥亵的语言
- Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:质地粗糙的：有大颗粒的；构造上不精细的：coarse sand.粗糙的沙子
- Rough, especially to the touch:手感粗糙的：粗糙的，尤指在触角上：a coarse tweed.粗花呢
- Middle English cors 中古英语 cors
- probably from course [custom] * see course 可能源自 course [习惯] * 参见 course
coarseʹly adv.（副词）coarseʹness n.（名词）coarse, gross, indelicate, vulgar, obscene, ribald- These adjectives apply to what is offensive to accepted standards of decency, propriety, morality, or good taste.这些形容词用于令人不快地接受礼貌、规矩、道德或好品位的标准。
- Coarse implies roughness and crudeness: Coarse 意指粗陋的和粗鲁的： A stand-up comedian performed a coarse imitation of the President.滑稽说笑的喜剧演员粗劣地模仿总统。
- Gross suggests a lack of refinement verging on brutishness: Gross 暗示缺乏文雅，近于野蛮： "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" (Thomas H. Huxley). “期望饥锇和贫穷的居民不狂暴和粗野是无用的” （托马斯H.赫克斯利）。
- Indelicate implies a lack of delicacy, tact, or taste: Indelicate 意指缺乏雅致、得体或大方： She bridled at the indelicate suggestion.她对不得体的暗示发怒了。
- Vulgar emphasizes impropriety and suggests boorishness and poor breeding: Vulgar 强调不合适的举止、粗鲁和缺乏教养地暗示： The movie is full of language so vulgar it should have been edited.电影充满着粗俗的语言，应予剪辑。
- Obscene strongly stresses loathsome lewdness and indecency: Obscene 强烈强调讨厌的淫荡和下流： The book is racy rather than obscene.那本书与其说是猥亵的，倒不如说是活泼地。
- Ribald implies vulgar, coarse, off-color language or behavior that provokes mirth: Ribald 意指粗俗的、粗鲁的、缺乏生动的语言或举止令人可笑的： "Peals of laughter were mingled with loud ribald jokes" (Washington Irving). “一连串的大笑声掺杂着大声的下流笑话” （华盛顿·欧文）
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