陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

affront/ boorish/ brusque/ cheeky/ crass/ curt/ etiquette/ gross/ gruff/ grunt/ impertinent/ impudent/ manhandle/ pert/ suave/ uncouth/ urbane

1. 中文「粗魯的」、「無禮的」，英文至少有6個大同小異的字可以使用：boorish、crass、gross、gruff、pert和uncouth：

•He exhibited the boorish manners of a backwoodsman.

•He made crass comments about her worn-out clothes.

•She was shocked by the gross words he used.

•Few people enjoyed gross jests.

•He has a gruff manner, but a heart of gold.

•I think his pert remarks call for an apology.

•Some guests were offended by his uncouth manners.

2. 強調對年紀較長者或較重要人士的粗魯，可用形容詞impertinent或impudent：

•It is impertinent to talk back to old people.

•Do not be impudent toward our elders.

3. 非正式用法中，「厚臉皮的」、「無禮的」用cheeky：

•Don't be so cheeky as to kiss me in public.

4. 形容言辭或行為因明顯簡略或草率而顯得不禮貌，用brusque或curt：

•She was angry with his brusque reply to her important question.

•Don't be shocked if you are greeted with a brusque welcome.

•The salesgirl gave us a curt answer.

•The customer was offended by the curt response of the shopkeeper.

5. 「粗暴對待」叫manhandle；「公然侮辱」叫affront：

•He claimed that he had been manhandled by the police.

•He affronted the mayor by saying that he had two mistresses.

6. 不滿或痛苦時「發出喃喃之聲」叫grunt：

•The sullen boy grunted his apology.

7. （指男性）「彬彬有禮的」可用suave或urbane，不過suave經常暗示因過度多禮而給人一種假假的感覺。另外，「禮儀」叫etiquette：

•The actor was particularly good in roles that are suave and sophisticated.

•The director is a consummately urbane person.

•Etiquette requires that we behave like civilized human beings.