coarsest

常用用法

coarse的基本意思是“粗的”,可用於物,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; 用於人,指言行、擧止粗魯無(wú)禮,強(qiáng)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)別在於：
1.rough強(qiáng)調(diào)言行是粗魯?shù)摹＠?
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(duì)小孩這樣粗暴。
His manners are very rough.他的擧止非常無(wú)禮。
2.rude強(qiáng)調(diào)其源於教育差、文化低。例如:
It's rude to peep.媮看別人是不禮貌的。
He was severely reproached for his rude behaviour.他因行爲(wèi)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(duì)他如此無(wú)禮,使我們都感到驚異。
3.coarse則強(qiáng)調(diào)由於粗魯而引起的厭惡心理。例如:
He is coarse in manner.他擧止粗魯。
It's a coarse joke.這是個(gè)粗俗的玩笑。
She used to be coarse of speech.她過去說話很粗魯。
4.harsh側(cè)重於指給人以感官上的粗糙、不和諧的感覺。例如:
The colour is very harsh.那顔色很刺眼。
The cloth is harsh to the touch.這塊佈料摸上去很粗糙。
The noise is harsh to the ear.那噪聲很刺耳。
The surface of the table is very harsh.那張桌子的表麪非常粗糙。