[mass noun]disgusting dirt 污秽,脏物 stagnant pools of filth. 肮脏的死水塘。 ■obscene and offensive language or printed material 猥亵的言词(或印刷品);粗话,脏话,下流话 ■corrupt behaviour; decadence 败行;颓废;堕落 ■used as a term of abuse for a person or people one greatly despises (辱骂性用语)人渣 Nazi filth. 纳粹人渣。 ■[as plural noun the filth](Brit. informal, derogatory)the police (英,非正式,贬)警察;警方
语源
Old English fȳlth 'rotting matter, rottenness', also 'corruption, obscenity', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuilte, also to foul