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基本英英词源记法近义反义例句Thesaurus例句
adj.粗俗的⁴⁰;笨拙的⁴⁷;无教养的¹³副词uncouthly名词uncouthness
粗俗蠢笨傻
Adjective:
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste;he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind behavior that branded him as common an untutored and uncouth human being an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy appealing to the vulgar taste for violence the vulgar display of the newly rich 这是一个极为古老的词，可追溯到古英语uncuth。原始意义是unknown /unfamiliar 不被人知道的，不熟悉的，由否定前缀un- 和couth构成，此义一直使用到17世纪。以后人性中存在的一种对陌生人和外国人厌恶的倾向使它的词义逐渐引申为“古怪的”、“笨拙的”，最后又进而申引为“粗野的”、“无教养的”。couth 一词原义是known/familiar 熟识的，熟悉的，与情态动词can 和形容词cunning 狡猾的本是同源词，早已经废弃不用。可是到了20世纪60年代，人们又从用于“粗野的”或“无教养的”一义的 uncouth逆构出一个新的couth来，作为uncouth的反义词，一般用作戏谑语，表示“温文尔雅的”、“优雅的”和“有教养的”等义。GRE红宝书un不, couthadj 文雅有礼貌的: 粗野的读: un裤子, 没穿裤子－不文雅的
un不 + courtesy 礼貌→不礼貌；un不 + court 宫廷，上不了宫廷的→粗野；un 无+ couch 沙发，家里没沙发显得没品味，粗俗，有沙发才高雅大方；词根记忆un不+ couth文雅有礼貌的⇒粗野的近义词 base底部gross总的crude天然的crass粗鲁的coarse粗糙的vulgar通俗的clumsy笨拙的common常见的awkward尴尬的boorish粗野的rude粗鲁无礼的ungainly笨拙的barbarous野蛮的barbarian野蛮人rough-cut粗俗的improper不合适的impolite不礼貌的unrefined未精炼的unpolished未磨光的ill-mannered粗野的uncivilized未开化的uncultured未受教育的bad-mannered没礼貌的foul-mouthed说话下流的反义词 civilized文明的
形容词84%,名词16%
用作形容词His nephew is anuncouthyoung man.他的侄子是一个粗野的年轻人。
He behaves in a mostuncouthway.他的举止真是笨拙。
She may embarrass you with heruncouthbehavior.她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。adj.clumsy, uncultivated
同义词 awkward,barbaric,boorish,cheap,clownish,coarse,crass,crude,discourteous,disgracious,gawky,graceless,gross,heavy-handed,ill-bred,ill-mannered,impertinent,impolite,inelegant,loud,loud-mouthed,loutish,oafish,raunchy,raw,rough,rude,rustic,strange,tacky,uncalled-for,uncivil,uncivilized,ungainly,ungenteel,ungentlemanly,unpolished,unrefined,unseemly,vulgar
反义词 agile,couth,cultivated,polished,refined,sophisticated
Philistineadjective coarse
barbarian,barbaric,base,bawdy,blue,boorish,brutish,cheap,churlish,common,crass,crude,dirty,earthy,filthy,foul,foul-mouthed,gross,gruff,ill-bred,immodest,impolite,improper,impure,incult,indelicate,inelegant,loutish,low,lowbred,mean,nasty,obscene,off-color,offensive,raffish,raunchy,raw,ribald,rough,roughneck,rude,scatological,smutty,tacky,tasteless,uncivil,uncivilized,uncultivated,uncultured,unpolished,unrefined,vulgar,vulgarian
awkwardadjective clumsy, inelegant
all thumbs,amateurish,artless,blundering,bulky,bumbling,bungling,butterfingers,coarse,floundering,gawky,graceless,green,having two left feet,having two left hands,incompetent,inept,inexpert,klutzy,lumbering,maladroit,oafish,rude,stiff,stumbling,uncoordinated,uncouth,unfit,ungainly,ungraceful,unhandy,unpolished,unrefined,unskilled,unskillful
barbarianadjective crude, savage
barbaric,barbarous,boorish,brutal,coarse,cruel,inhuman,lowbrow,merciless,philistine,primitive,rough,rude,uncivil,uncivilized,uncouth,uncultivated,uncultured,unsophisticated,untamed,vicious,vulgar,wild
barbaricadjective crude, savage
barbarian,barbarous,boorish,brutal,coarse,cruel,fierce,graceless,inhuman,lowbrow,primitive,rough,rude,tasteless,uncivilized,uncouth,vulgar,wild
barbarousadjective crude, savage
atrocious,barbarian,barbaric,brutal,brutish,coarse,cruel,ferocious,heartless,ignorant,inhuman,inhumane,monstrous,primitive,rough,rude,ruthless,sadistic,truculent,uncivil,uncivilized,uncouth,uncultured,unsophisticated,vicious,vulgar,wicked,wild,wolfish
boorishadjective crude, awkward
bad-mannered,barbaric,bearish,cantankerous,churlish,cloddish,clodhopping,clownish,clumsy,coarse,countrified,gross,gruff,ill-bred,ill-mannered,impolite,inurbane,loud,loutish,lowbred,oafish,ornery,out of line,out-of-order,provincial,rough,rude,rustic,swinish,tasteless,ugly,uncivilized,uncouth,uncultured,uneducated,ungracious,unpoised,unpolished,unrefined,vulgar An uncouth, crude, or ill- bred person; a boor.
粗人笨拙的、粗鲁的或无教养的人； iciba
And for most of the19th century, America was the immature, uncouth cousin that required huge infusions of European capital to build its railroads.
在19世纪的大部分时间里，美国是不成熟而鲁莽的表弟，需要欧洲资本的大量注入，才能建起自己的铁路。 yeeyan
And many in the news media played along, acting as if it was somehow uncouth for Democrats even to mention the Bush era and its legacy.
许多新闻媒体摆出了合作态度，弄得民主党好像连提一提布什时代的终结和他留下的政治遗产都会被认作是粗野、没涵养似的。 yeeyan
Because he got rid of his ignorant and uncouth sweetness, he is no longer a boy.
因为褪去了年少无知和天真烂漫，他就不再是孩子了。 mtime
He manages to discard that youthful, that uncouth, affection for chastity that had been such a part of his imagination, and he marries a young woman named Mary Powell.
他抛弃了那个年少无知，粗鄙的，对于纯洁的热爱，这曾是他想象的一部分，并且他和一个名为玛丽鲍威尔的女人结婚了。163
He made the most uncouth and clumsy gestures of delight.
他做出的表示快乐的动作也是极笨拙、极难看的。 suxuewang.com
I admit the Mayor is somewhat uncouth in his manner, but he's a king to his predecessor.
我承认市长的举止有点不够文雅，但却要比他的前任好得多。 ebigear
It's dirty and has an uncouth culture.
那里脏兮兮的，文化又粗俗。 ebigear
Maybe he still dreams of bridging the partisan divide; maybe he fears the ire of pundits who consider blaming your predecessor for current problems uncouth— if you’re a Democrat.
也许他还在梦想着弥合党派的分歧；也许他怕那些认为将现在的问题归结于前任是愚蠢的的权威人士的愤怒——如果你是个民主党人的话。 yeeyan
Only6 per cent said they would never let their partner see them be so uncouth.
只有6%的人说他们永远不会在伴侣面前表现得如此放肆。 putclub
People turned to look after him, so uncouth was his shambling figure. Several officers followed him with their eyes, to see that he did not beg of anybody.
人们回头目送着他，他那蹒跚的身影是如此的古怪。有几个警察一直用眼睛盯住他，以便阻止他向人乞讨。 xddhy
Some critics of the huge social inequalities in India find something callous and uncouth in the self- centered lives and inward- looking preoccupations of a relatively prosperous minority.
一些批评家认为印度存在巨大的社会不平等，他们发现以自我为中心的生活方式以及相对富裕的少数群体内部审视时产生的的先入成见，会导致冷漠和不礼貌。 yeeyan
The article says that this could be because women can‘ better appreciate the thought and expense’ that goes into buying and wrapping chocolates than the uncouth men who wolf them down.
文章显示这可能是因为女性能更好的欣赏想法和消费而购买和包装巧克力，相反笨拙的男性会直接将其大口大口的吃掉。 yeeyan
The sun that was just dropped into the west or the uncouth swain?
是这个刚刚沉入海湾的太阳还是那个粗鄙的年轻人？163
The central meaning shared by these nouns is. an uncouth and uncultivated person.
这些名词共有的一个中心意思是。粗野和没有教养的人。 poptool
The durable denim pants were brought to market by Levi Strauss, a Jewish merchant living in San Francisco, to meet the needs of uncouth miners in California's gold fields.
为了满足加利福尼亚的那些大老粗金矿工人的需要，住在旧金山的犹太商人李维•施特劳斯将这种结实耐磨的牛仔裤引进了市场。 dict
We didn't know this. It has been spoken by the uncouth swain, a rustic shepherd.
我们对此并不了解，这首诗是由一个粗鄙的年轻人，一个村夫牧羊人叙述的。163
We found your Cotter Pyke to be an uncouth and unpleasant man, quarrelsome and niggardly.
我们发现你的部下卡特·派克不仅粗鲁讨厌，动不动就吵架，而且还是个吝啬鬼。 cndkc
Well, until the recent market tumult seemed to render such concerns uncouth at best and asinine at worst.
但直到最近市场出现动荡之前，此类担忧被认为是不明智的，往坏里说就是愚蠢的。 fortunechina
White men have been generally seen as wealthier, more cultured and more considerate while Asian men have been seen as impoverished, uncouth and self-centered.
人们通常认为白人男性更富有，更有教养，更体贴，而亚洲男性则往往穷困潦倒，举止粗俗，还很自私。 yeeyan |