dirty word
英 [ˈdɜːti wɜːd]
美 [ˈdɜːrti wɜːrd]
令人讨厌的字眼; 脏字; 粗鄙的字眼
英英释义
noun
- a word that is considered to be unmentionable
- `failure' is a dirty word to him
- an offensive or indecent word or phrase
双语例句
- Everybody uses "supernatural" like it's a dirty word.
每个人使用超自然这个词的时候认为它是个不好的词。 - De-normalization is no longer a dirty word; instead, it is a design tool that you will apply in many aspects of your App Engine for Java applications.
反规范化不再是一个忌讳的字眼,相反,它是一个设计工具,您可以把它应用在AppEngineforJava应用程序的许多方面。 - Why is feminism a dirty word? Why is motherhood seen as the ultimate goal for every woman? Why are pants getting smaller?
为何女权主义成为一个禁忌字眼?为何为人母会被视为所有女性的终极目标?为何女性的裤子正越来越缩水? - But I doubt that Bernanke would choose such language today; in the current climate, particularly in the US, "monetisation" is a dirty word.
但我怀疑伯南克如今会选择这样的措辞:在当前环境下,尤其是在美国,“货币化”已成为一个禁忌字眼。 - Oh no I know, a dirty word.
哦不,我知道一个脏词。 - To many people "compromise" is a dirty word.
对于许多人来说,妥协是个忌讳字眼。 - Holiday is a dirty word to most people in this office.
对这个办公室的大多数人来说,假期是很令人讨厌的。 - Even before last September's meltdown, Barack Obama was trying to nudge his compatriots towards the idea that government is not always a dirty word.
早在去年9月份政治权利变更以来,奥巴马不断试图提醒他的同胞们,政府并不总是给人负面的印象。 - It is the essence of cool, but taken to the nth degree, and with a dirty word thrown in.
牛逼从本质上来说就是酷,不过比酷要酷上N倍,更何况牛逼里还带个脏字呢! - That's a dirty word around here.
这个字眼在这里可能是脏话。