rude

rude
adjective
  1. offensively impolite or ill-mannered
    无礼的;粗鲁的;粗野的
    she had been rude to her boss.
    她对老板粗鲁无礼。
    [with infinitive]it's rude to ask a lady her age.
    问女士年龄是失礼的。
    ■referring to a taboo subject such as sex in a way considered improper and offensive
    粗俗的;淫秽的,下流的
    Graham giggled at every rude joke.
    格雷厄姆对每个粗俗的笑话都咯咯傻笑。
    ■[attrib.]having a startling abruptness
    猝然的;狂暴的;猛烈的
    the war came as a very rude awakening.
    战争的来临使人们猛然醒悟。
  2. [attrib.](chiefly Brit.)vigorous or hearty
    (主英)〉有活力的;粗壮的,强健的
    Isabel had always been in rude health.
    伊莎贝尔总是很健壮。
  3. (dated)roughly made or done; lacking subtlety or sophistication
    (旧)粗制的;制作粗糙的;简陋的;技术不精的;拙劣的
    a rude coffin.
    一口粗制的棺材。
    ■(archaic)ignorant and uneducated
    (古)无知的;无文化的;未开化的;原始的
    the new religion was first promulgated by rude men.
    这种新宗教最初由没有文化的人传播。
派生
rudely
adverb
rudeness
noun
rudery
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in sense 35, also 'uncultured'): from Old French, from Latin rudis 'unwrought' (referring to handicraft), figuratively 'uncultivated'; related to rudus 'broken stone'
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