coarse

常用用法

coarse的基本意思是“粗的”,可用于物,指紡織品、纖維等質(zhì)地粗糙或食物、酒等質(zhì)量不高的、低劣的; 用于人,指言行、舉止粗魯無禮,強調(diào)由此引起的厭惡感。

這組詞的共同意思是“粗魯?shù)摹薄按植诘摹?。其區(qū)別在于：
1.rough強調(diào)言行是粗魯?shù)?。例?
Many a rough man has been civilized by his wife.許多粗野的男人都被妻子教好了。
Don't be so rough with the child.不要對小孩這樣粗暴。
His manners are very rough.他的舉止非常無禮。
2.rude強調(diào)其源于教育差、文化低。例如:
It's rude to peep.偷看別人是不禮貌的。
He was severely reproached for his rude behaviour.他因行為粗魯而受到嚴(yán)厲指責(zé)。
All of us were astonished that Mr. White was so rude to him.懷特先生對他如此無禮,使我們都感到驚異。
3.coarse則強調(diào)由于粗魯而引起的厭惡心理。例如:
He is coarse in manner.他舉止粗魯。
It's a coarse joke.這是個粗俗的玩笑。
She used to be coarse of speech.她過去說話很粗魯。
4.harsh側(cè)重于指給人以感官上的粗糙、不和諧的感覺。例如:
The colour is very harsh.那顏色很刺眼。
The cloth is harsh to the touch.這塊布料摸上去很粗糙。
The noise is harsh to the ear.那噪聲很刺耳。
The surface of the table is very harsh.那張桌子的表面非常粗糙。