let out an expletive
指突然骂出一句粗话,常用于口语叙事。
He let out an expletive when he dropped the hammer on his foot.
锤子砸到脚上时,他骂了一句粗话。
粗话;咒骂语;脏话
expletives — plural of expletive
加强语气的粗话;粗话强调语;语助词;衬字;无实义的填充词;亵渎、粗俗的词语,尤指咒骂语或下流誓言。;通常表示惊讶或愤怒的亵渎或淫秽词语;为填补句法位置而无实义的词。
A profane or offensive word or interjection, often used to express anger or surprise; a swearword or curse.
亵渎、粗俗的词语,尤指咒骂语或下流誓言。
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
通常表示惊讶或愤怒的亵渎或淫秽词语
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
为填补句法位置而无实义的词。
A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
无独立含义,用于填充句子或诗行的词语或短语
a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
加强语气但不改变词义的词语(如“There's no fuckin way he's gonna get away with it”中的fuckin)。
A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning (such as fuckin in "there's no fuckin way he's gonna get away with it").
下流或冒犯性的感叹词(如shit、fuck或damn it)。
An obscene or otherwise offensive interjection (such as shit, fuck, or damn it).
He let out a loud expletive when he stubbed his toe.
他踢到脚趾时大声骂了一句脏话。
用法提示:expletive 作名词,表示‘脏话’。
AI contextual example
The movie was full of expletives, so I didn't let my kids watch it.
这部电影满是脏话,所以我不让我的孩子看。
用法提示:expletives 是 expletive 的复数形式,表示‘脏话’。
AI contextual example
In grammar, an expletive is a word that fills a syntactic slot without adding meaning, like 'it' in 'It is raining.'
在语法中,expletive 是一个填充句法位置而不增加意义的词,比如‘It is raining’中的‘it’。
用法提示:expletive 作名词,表示‘虚词、填补词’。
AI contextual example
指突然骂出一句粗话,常用于口语叙事。
He let out an expletive when he dropped the hammer on his foot.
锤子砸到脚上时,他骂了一句粗话。
表示一连串的脏话;也可说 a stream of expletives。
She greeted the news with a string of expletives.
听到这个消息,她一连串地骂了起来。
此义为语法术语,指只占句法位置、没有独立实义的词,如 it、there。
In the sentence "It is raining," "it" is used as an expletive.
在句子“It is raining”中,it 被用作虚词。
curse 最常用,侧重表达愤怒或诅咒,口语和书面语都自然;比 expletive 通俗。
日常口语中最常用,较中性;在多数语境下可与 expletive 互换,但更具体指骂人的词。
偏书面、文学或宗教语境,常含对神或圣物不敬的意味;日常会话中较少使用。
多作不可数名词,语体正式,强调不敬神灵或圣物;较 expletive 更抽象、概括。
语气最强,多指涉及性内容的粗话,也见于法律语境;不能与泛指的 expletive 完全互换。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was so angry that he shouted a lot of expletive at the driver.
正确表达He was so angry that he shouted a lot of expletives at the driver.
expletive 是可数名词,表示“一句脏话”时可以加 a/an,表示“多句脏话”时必须用复数 expletives;汉语的“脏话”没有单复数变化,学习者容易一律用单数。
grammar · medium
易错句子She let out a loud explicit when she saw the bill.
正确表达She let out a loud expletive when she saw the bill.
explicit 是形容词,意思是“清楚直白的”,不能作名词;表示“骂人的话”要用名词 expletive。这里是把拼写相近的形容词误当成名词,属于词性混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子“Ouch!” is an expletive we use when we feel pain.
正确表达“Ouch!” is an interjection we use when we feel pain.
expletive 指粗俗、亵渎的词语,或只起语法填充作用而无实义的词;ouch 只是表达疼痛的普通感叹词,中性感叹词应该用 interjection,叫成 expletive 会让人误以为它是脏话。
针对'粗话、咒骂语'这一义项:用温和、不冒犯的说法替代亵渎或冒犯性词语。注意:它不是'文雅词'的同义词,且若取'无实义的衬字'义,反义应为'实义词'(content word),二者不能混淆。
expletive 是可数名词,指一个具体的脏话词,常在惊讶或愤怒时脱口而出;obscenity 范围更广,既可指淫秽词语,也常指淫秽行为或性质(不可数),多见于法律、道德语境。
expletive 本身就是脏话;epithet 只是称呼或修饰语,未必粗俗,只有 racial epithet 这类搭配才指侮辱性称呼,不能一律译作“脏话”。
expletive 是可数名词,指一个具体的脏话词;profanity 通常不可数,指脏话这一类语言整体,强调不敬、亵渎,而非单个词。
说脏话;骂了一句
He uttered an expletive when he saw the damage.
他看到损毁时骂了一句脏话。
低声骂了一句
She muttered an expletive under her breath.
她低声骂了一句。
脱口骂了一句
He let out an expletive when he stubbed his toe.
他撞到脚趾时脱口骂了一句。
一连串脏话
The driver shouted a string of expletives at the cyclist.
司机对着骑车人喊了一连串脏话。
(原话中的)脏话被删去
The transcript read 'expletive deleted' where the offensive words had been removed.
转录文本中在冒犯性词语被删除的地方写着“脏话已删”。
ex-(向外)+ plet(填充)+ -ive(后缀)→ 本义为“用来填充的”,后指无实义的填充词,再引申为咒骂语。同根词:complete、deplete、replete;同前缀词:exit、extend。
脏话常涉及社会禁忌,讨论脏话时往往会提到禁忌语。
电视或广播中常用哔声盖住脏话,二者常在同一语境出现。
审查机构常删除或掩盖脏话,因此审查议题常与脏话相关。
人们常用委婉语代替脏话,以避免直接使用冒犯性表达。
许多脏话是表示惊讶或愤怒的感叹词,语法功能与之类似。
(编辑中代替脏话的)表示“脏话已删”的标记
The leaked transcript included the phrase “expletive deleted” where the senator had sworn.
泄露的纪要中,在参议员骂人的地方写着“脏话已删除”的标记。
此处删除不雅词语。
In the Watergate transcripts, the phrase '[expletive deleted]' is used to censor the president's profanity.
在“水门事件”的录音文字稿中,用“[此处删除不雅词语]”来隐去总统的粗话。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.