English Dictionary

dirty word

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdɜːtiˌwɜːd/

名詞

慣用表現

A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature. / (idiomatic) The name of a topic that a person does not like to hear or discuss.

日本語の意味

下品な言葉、粗野な言葉（必ずしも性的意味を含むわけではない） / （慣用表現として）話題にしたくない、または議論を避けたがる対象となる言葉

He accidentally said a dirty word during the live broadcast and immediately apologized.

彼は生放送中に誤って下品な言葉を言ってしまい、すぐに謝りました。

意味（1）

A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.

Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by dirty words. It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) The name of a topic that a person does not like to hear or discuss.

Work is a dirty word to him.

dirty words （ plural ）