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。
• We had to edit out the expletives.
  我们只好把咒骂语给删掉。
• Given the complexity and uniqueness of English expletives, we should study and explore it from multi-levels and multi-angles.
  鉴于英语骂詈语这种语言现象的复杂性和独特性，对其只能是采用综观的观点，多层次、多角度的去探讨和研究。
• Expletives Used Figuratively in Spoken English
  英语口语中的粗话别用
• The expletives were deleted from the transcript.
  咒骂部分被从手稿中删除。
• The Semantic and Pragmatic Features of English Expletives
  英语咒骂语的语义、语用特征
• 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。
• Gus's twin brother, Henry ( neurotypical and therefore as obnoxious as every other 13-year-old boy), egged Gus on to spew a few choice expletives at Siri.
  有一次，格斯的双胞胎弟弟亨利（Henry，他发育正常，所以和其他所有的13岁男孩一样招人厌）怂恿格斯对Siri说了几句咒骂语。
• Previous studies have shown that letting fly with a few choice expletives can ease pain.
  心理学家称，说脏话可以减轻疼痛，然而太过频繁则会过犹不及。
• 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。