vulgar、coarse、crude与gross这些形容词均含“粗鲁的、粗俗的”之意。
vulgar : 侧重指对听者的冒犯,往往强调粗野,言行、趣味不高,缺乏教养。
- a vulgar patterned shirt
图案粗俗的衬衫 - Isn't it rather vulgar to talk about how much money you earn?
谈论挣多少钱难道不庸俗吗? - It was an extremely vulgar joke.
那是个极为下流的笑话。
coarse : 指缺乏教养,言谈粗俗,举止粗野,可与vulgar换用。
- a coarse joke
粗俗的笑话 - coarse language
粗话
crude与vulgar同义,也指言谈举止粗俗,不文雅,缺乏教养。(延伸阅读:区别辨析rough、coarse、harsh、rude与crude)
- 当你对朋友们重复一个粗俗的笑话时,他们会开怀大笑;但当你跟父母讲同样的笑话时,迎接你的是皱起的眉头。
When you repeat a crude joke to your friends, they laugh heartily; but when you tell the same joke to your parents, you are met with frowns.
gross : 语气强烈,指粗鲁、无礼貌,令人讨厌。
- He abused the Admiral in the grossest terms.
他用不堪入耳的话辱骂那位海军上将。