expletives

英 [ɛksˈpliːtɪvz]

美 [ˈɛksplətɪvz]

n.  (愤怒或痛苦时用的)秽语，咒骂语，感叹语
expletive的复数

柯林斯词典

• 脏字;咒骂语
  Anexpletiveis a rude word or expression such as 'Damn!' which you say when you are annoyed, excited, or in pain.

双语例句

• "It's stupid to try to evaluate one's own works," he says, lacing his answer with frequent expletives.
  “试图抬高自己的作品是愚蠢的，”他说，言语中频繁地夹杂着脏话。
• Expletives, whose investigation is often neglected, refer to rude words or expressions that the speakers use to convey their emotion.
  咒骂语指的是用于表达说话者情感的粗鲁的词语或表达方式，其研究往往为人们所忽视。
• The Semantic and Pragmatic Features of English Expletives
  英语咒骂语的语义、语用特征
• We had to edit out the expletives.
  我们只好把咒骂语给删掉。
• Drills, hammers, muffled expletives. It must seem a home-from-home for Ms Li and Mr Fang, who come from a People's Republic also under intensive reconstruction.
  钻机、锤子、低声咒骂这里仿佛是李玉和方励的第二故乡，他们所在的那个人民共和国也在进行紧锣密鼓的重建。
• Be honest, use proper grammar and avoid slang and expletives.
  坦诚，用正确的语法并避免俗话和咒骂。
• Expletives Used Figuratively in Spoken English
  英语口语中的粗话别用
• Bloodless violence and soft expletives.
  不见血的暴力和程度较轻的咒骂。
• That was actually one of the more polite complaints – the vast majority contained expletives, for obvious reasons.
  实际上这个用户的抱怨已经非常礼貌了，大多数人都因为显而易见的原因而爆了粗口。
• The very suggestion would surely provoke a string of choice Texan expletives in response.
  这种问题肯定会引起一连串美国德克萨斯州骂人的话。