crass
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++crass /kræs/ adjective BEHAVEbehaving in a stupid and offensive way which shows that you do not understand or care about other people’s feelings 愚笨的，粗鲁的；冷酷的 → insensitive a crass remark 粗鲁的言语 an act of crass stupidity 愚蠢的行为 —crassly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
crass• He is wincing in a 1940s fleapit auditorium where they are showing a crass adaptation of one of his books.• The primary motive is to free the self from a life that is necessarily rendered crass and degrading by society.• But this isn't just another crass commercialisation of a fictional character.• The materialism was crass, everyone's expectations had been aroused, and few people had been satisfied.• We live in a time of crass materialism.• a crass remark• How did birthdays become less like Thanksgiving and more like the crass side of Christmas?Origin crass (1400-1500) Latin crassus “thick, fat, coarse”crass adjectiveChinese
which and in a way behaving stupid that shows offensive Corpus
crass
crass /kræs/
adjective
a crass remark
an act of crass stupidity
—crassly adverb
crass /kræs/
adjective Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: crassus 'thick, fat, coarse'
behaving in a stupid and offensive way which shows that you do not understand or care about other people’s feelings ⇨ insensitive:Language: Latin
Origin: crassus 'thick, fat, coarse'
—crassly adverb