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the vulgarity of sth
vulgarity 在此指“粗俗”这一性质，通常作不可数名词，用单数。
The vulgarity of the joke made everyone uncomfortable.
这个笑话的粗俗让每个人都不舒服。
粗俗；粗鄙
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
粗俗；粗鄙
the quality of lacking taste and refinement
The vulgarity of the joke made everyone uncomfortable.
这个笑话的粗俗让每个人都不舒服。
粗俗的性质。
The quality of being vulgar.
缺乏品味和文雅的特质
the quality of lacking taste and refinement
冒犯性或淫秽的行为或表达。
An offensive or obscene act or expression.
粗俗或淫秽的词语。
A vulgar or obscene word
The vulgarity of his jokes made everyone at the dinner uncomfortable.
他那些笑话的粗俗让晚餐上的每个人都感到不自在。
She was shocked by the vulgarity of the language used in the movie.
她对电影中使用的粗鄙语言感到震惊。
The room was decorated with such vulgarity that it looked more like a circus than a home.
房间装饰得如此粗俗，看起来更像马戏团而不是家。
vulgarity 在此指“粗俗”这一性质，通常作不可数名词，用单数。
The vulgarity of the joke made everyone uncomfortable.
这个笑话的粗俗让每个人都不舒服。
such 后直接接不可数名词，表示“这样的粗俗”。
I have never heard such vulgarity in public.
我从未在公开场合听到过这样粗俗的言语。
in 后接范围或领域，表示“在某方面的粗俗”。
The article condemns vulgarity in online comment sections.
这篇文章谴责网络评论区中的粗俗现象。
Not this
His language is vulgarity.
Use this
His language is vulgar.
"vulgarity"是名词，意为“粗俗（的品质）”，不能放在be动词后作表语；若要描述主语“语言”的性质，应使用形容词"vulgar"。
Not this
He said vulgarity at the meeting.
Use this
He said vulgarities at the meeting.
"vulgarity"作不可数名词时指“粗俗”这一抽象品质；若指具体的粗俗言语或行为，要用可数名词复数"vulgarities"。原句中把不可数名词当作可数名词使用，且语义不符，改成"vulgarities"后才表达“说了几句粗话”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
十足的粗俗
The sheer vulgarity of the ad made it memorable for all the wrong reasons.
这则广告十足的粗俗使它因错误的原因被人记住。
不必要的粗俗
The sitcom was criticized for its gratuitous vulgarity.
这部情景喜剧因不必要的粗俗而受到批评。
诉诸粗俗
When his argument failed, he resorted to vulgarity.
他的论证站不住脚时，就诉诸粗俗的言语。
堕入粗俗
The conversation descended into vulgarity after a few drinks.
几杯酒下肚后，谈话变得粗俗起来。
避免粗俗
The editors instructed writers to avoid vulgarity.
编辑要求作者避免粗俗。
粗俗不过是他人的行为。
This famous witticism by Oscar Wilde, from his play 'An Ideal Husband', humorously points out that people often see vulgarity in others' behavior while judging their own more kindly.
这是奥斯卡·王尔德在其剧作《理想丈夫》中的一句著名妙语，它幽默地指出，人们往往在别人的行为中看到粗俗，却对自己的行为更为宽容。
Use vulgarity naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
vulgarity 由 vulgar（粗俗的）加名词后缀 -ity 构成，联想一个满口脏话、毫无教养的人，其粗鄙就是 vulgarity。
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式评论、日常对话、文学批评 该词在正式和日常语境中都能使用，通常指言行或趣味粗俗；正式评论和文学批评中比较常见，口语中也可用。
作不可数名词时指“粗俗、粗鄙”这种品质；作可数名词时（复数 vulgarities）指具体的粗话或粗野行为。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.