单词 | bawdy |
释义 | bawd·y /ˈbɔːdi $ ˈbɒːdi/ adjective SEXYbawdy songs, jokes, stories etc are about sex and are funny, enjoyable, and often noisy 〔歌曲、笑话、故事等〕黄色搞笑的 a bawdy new play 一出黄色搞笑的新剧 —bawdiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusbawdy• The woman was lively, even bawdy, but there was something reserved, steely, behind her levity.• But in London it brought belly laughs with a bawdy display of music hall humour and saucy songs.• It's like an Electric Ballroom gig: rowdy, bawdy, hands outstretched, fingers touching, bodies crushing.• She did not mean this as a bawdy joke.• a bawdy new comedy• Lysistrata is a very silly play with a very bawdy storyline.Origin bawdy (1500-1600) bawd “woman who works in or runs a brothel” ((14-19 centuries)), perhaps from Old French baude “confident and cheerful”bawd·y adjectiveChineseSyllable stories Corpus songs, about and bawdy are etc sex jokes, |
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