"expletives" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 髒話
• 粗口

Definition

Expletives 是指人們在生氣或沮喪等強烈情緒下使用的粗魯或被認為冒犯性的髒話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Expletives”是正式用語，生活中常說“髒話”或“粗口”。不同“expletives”冒犯性有差異，需注意場合。亦有指語法補語的意義，但現今已較少見。

Examples

Please avoid using expletives in class.

請在課堂上避免使用**髒話**。

Some movies contain a lot of expletives.

有些電影含有大量**髒話**。

He shouted expletives when he dropped his phone.

他掉手機時喊了**髒話**。

The coach was fined for using expletives during the game.

教練因在比賽中說了**髒話**被罰款。

I didn't expect that outburst of expletives from such a quiet person.

沒想到那麼安靜的人會突然爆出**髒話**。

Online forums often ban users for posting too many expletives.

網絡論壇經常會因發了太多**髒話**而封禁用戶。