graffiti

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n. 墙上乱写乱画的东西

发音

UK /ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/
其它
US /ɡɹəˈfi.ti/

词形变化

graffitied graffitiing graffitis 三单 graffitis graffitiing 现在分词 graffitied 过去式 graffitied 过去分词

别名

graff graffito grafitti

教材释义与例句

名词

墙上乱写乱画的东西（graffito的复数形式）

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.

    涂鸦

    不可数

    The underpass is a popular place for graffiti artists.

    The city council spends thousands of pounds removing graffiti from public buildings.

  2. 2.

    Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To mark a surface with such images.

    漆鸦

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

graffito

上位词 3

decoration ornament ornamentation

相关短语

graffiti bomber graffiti artist graffiti artists graffiti bombers graffiti art graffiti knitting digital graffiti reverse graffiti

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor. Italian graffire Italian graffito Italian graffitibor. English graffiti Borrowed from Italian graffiti, from graffito, from graffire, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”), from Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-.

来源：wiktionary