expletives
英 [ɛksˈpliːtɪvz]
美 [ˈɛksplətɪvz]
n. (愤怒或痛苦时用的)秽语,咒骂语,感叹语
expletive的复数
柯林斯词典
- 脏字;咒骂语
Anexpletiveis a rude word or expression such as 'Damn!' which you say when you are annoyed, excited, or in pain.
双语例句
- Previous studies have shown that letting fly with a few choice expletives can ease pain.
心理学家称,说脏话可以减轻疼痛,然而太过频繁则会过犹不及。 - The expletives were deleted from the transcript.
咒骂部分被从手稿中删除。 - Expletives Used Figuratively in Spoken English
英语口语中的粗话别用 - Bloodless violence and soft expletives.
不见血的暴力和程度较轻的咒骂。 - That was actually one of the more polite complaints – the vast majority contained expletives, for obvious reasons.
实际上这个用户的抱怨已经非常礼貌了,大多数人都因为显而易见的原因而爆了粗口。 - We had to edit out the expletives.
我们只好把咒骂语给删掉。 - Be honest, use proper grammar and avoid slang and expletives. You want to project an image of competence, character and commitment.
要坦诚,用语得当,并避免俚语和粗话。你应该建立一种有能力、有个性并且有责任的形象。 - The Semantic and Pragmatic Features of English Expletives
英语咒骂语的语义、语用特征 - They insisted that all the expletives were deleted from the article.
他们坚持说文章里所有的诅咒语已被删掉了。 - Given the complexity and uniqueness of English expletives, we should study and explore it from multi-levels and multi-angles.
鉴于英语骂詈语这种语言现象的复杂性和独特性,对其只能是采用综观的观点,多层次、多角度的去探讨和研究。