ribald

a. 说话猥亵的, 下流的, 粗俗的 n. 说下流话的人

发音

UK /ˈɹɪb.əld/
其它
UK /ˈɹaɪ.bɔld/
US /ˈɹɪb.əld/
US /ˈɹaɪ.bɔld/

词形变化

ribalds 复数 ribalds ribalder 比较级 ribalder ribaldest more ribald 比较级 ribaldest 最高级 most ribald 最高级

别名

ribaud rybauld ribauld

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is filthy or vulgar in nature.

    After, he made an harlot, a ribald, come to him alone for to touch his members and his body, to move to lechery.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

vulgarian
形容词

同义词 2

bawdy off-color

近义相关 1

dirty

词源

From Middle English ribald, from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”) ( > English ribaud), from Old French riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *rīban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”) + Old French -aud, from Frankish *-wald. Related to Old High German rīban (“to rub”), German reiben (“to rub”), Dutch wrijven (“to rub”). Compare also Old High German hrība (“prostitute”). See also English wrap.

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