| 单词 | obscene |
| 释义 | obscene (once / 1584 pages) adj Obscene describes something that is morally offensive in a sexual way. It's never a good idea to use obscene language at school. Certain films, books, magazines, and other forms of entertainment are considered obscene because they portray sex in a very frank way that some people find vulgar and lewd. Obscene material, language, and jokes are considered taboo in polite society. Obscene can also be used to describe something repulsive — like when your friend ate an obscene number of snails at the Bastille Day bash. WORD FAMILYobscene: obscenely, obscener, obscenest, obscenity+/obscenity: obscenities USAGE EXAMPLESObscene content, on the other hand, is much muddier. Salon(Nov 24, 2016) "There is nothing obscene or vulgar about my view that religious beliefs are subject to individual interpretation." BBC(Nov 22, 2016) “Trump has made some pretty obscene comments about guns,” Lafferty told me. The New Yorker(Nov 22, 2016) 1adj offensive to the mind the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee Syn abhorrent, detestable, repugnant, repulsive offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses 2adj designed to incite to indecency or lust "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead Syn indecent offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters 3adj suggestive of or tending to moral looseness obscene telephone calls Syn lewd, raunchy, salacious dirty (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency |
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