"dirty word" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 脏话
• 粗话

Definition

“Dirty word”指的是带有冒犯性、粗鲁或下流含义的话语，在正式或有礼貌的场合通常被认为不合适。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Dirty word”通常用作对脏话或粗鲁语言的委婉说法，适合在不方便直接说出该词时使用。不仅限于性方面的词语，也包括任何被认为不当或禁忌的词。

Examples

Please don't use a dirty word in class.

请不要在课堂上说**脏话**。

He said a dirty word, and his mother got angry.

他说了一个**脏话**，他妈妈生气了。

Children should not repeat a dirty word they hear on TV.

孩子们不应该重复在电视上听到的**脏话**。

I can't believe he shouted a dirty word in front of the whole team.

我简直不敢相信他当着全队喊了**脏话**。

That movie had a lot of dirty words, so it's not for kids.

那部电影里有很多**脏话**，所以不适合小孩看。

Whenever I stub my toe, I accidentally say a dirty word.

每次我踢到脚趾，不小心就会说**脏话**。