中文翻译与英英解释 | 四字母忌讳词〔与性或大便有关,通常由四个字母构成的单音节的词,一般都忌讳不说〕。
| | | four-letter: adj. 〔美国〕庸俗的,下流的,黄色的。 | | word: n. 1.单词;〔pl.〕歌词,台词。 2.〔常 pl. ... | |
| any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive 同义词:four-letter Anglo-Saxon word,
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The phrase four-letter word refers to a set of English-language words written with four letters which are considered profane, including common popular or slang terms for excretory functions, sexual activity and genitalia, and (depending on the listener/reader) sometimes also certain terms relating to Hell and/or damnation when used outside their original religious context(s), and/or slurs. The "four-letter" claim refers to the fact that a large number of English "swear words" are incidentally four-character monosyllables. |
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