释义 |
scatological, a.|ˌskætəˈlɒdʒɪkəl| [f. as prec.: see -ical.] Of or pertaining to scatology (senses 1 and 3); characterized by a preoccupation with obscenity.
1924F. M. Ford Some do Not ii. ii. 237 The late Mr. Duchemin was a scatological—afterwards a homicidal—lunatic. 1959J. Kirkup tr. S. de Beauvoir's Mem. Dutiful Daughter i. 82 There was one phrase grown-ups were always using: ‘It's not proper!’.. At first I had taken it to have a scatological connotation. 1960G. Maxwell Ring of Bright Water ix. 123 As a useful by-product of his [sc. the otter's] impish sense of humour, the cattle tended to keep farther from the house, thus..reducing the number of scatological hazards to be skirted at the door. 1969Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 23/2 The scatological streak in the man, his disgusted-disgusting jokes about excreting nymphs. 1979London Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 8/2 One might almost assume from a few of these scatological diatribes that he thought there was something intrinsically disgusting about physical love. |