vulgarism

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Vulgarity. countable,uncountable
    — Amidst his manuscript notes for Democratic Vistas he [Walt Whitman] wrote himself a reminder to "offset the statement of depravity [and] vulgarism ... of the masses by a full acknowledgment of the latent heroism."
  2. A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar. countable,uncountable
    — "Shit" is a vulgarism.
  3. A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication. countable,uncountable
    — We never descended to the vulgarism of a quarrel. People said that neither of us had a heart, but it appears to me that politeness is an excellent substitute.

词形变化

vulgarisms plural

词汇关系

相关词
vulgar vulgarist vulgarity

词源

Etymology tree
English vulgar
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English vulgarism
From vulgar + -ism.
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