If a song, joke, or story is bawdy, it talks about sex and bodies in a way meant to be funny, warm, and often noisy. People have used this kind of humour for a very long time, in old plays, in pubs, in holiday shows.

If a song, joke, or story is bawdy如果一首歌、一個笑話或一個故事是bawdy，it talks about sex and bodies它談的是性和身體 in a way meant to be funny, warm, and often noisy用一種故意搞笑、熱鬧、常常很吵的方式。People have used this kind of humour for a very long time人們用這種幽默已經很久了，in old plays, in pubs, in holiday shows在古老的戲劇裡、在酒館裡、在節慶表演裡。

It is not a child’s word, but it is also not a cold hospital word. It feels a bit old-fashioned now; many younger speakers would say dirty, naughty, or raunchy instead.

It is not a child's word它不是小孩會用的字，but it is also not a cold hospital word但也不是冷冰冰的醫學用語。It feels a bit old-fashioned now現在聽起來有點老派；many younger speakers would say dirty, naughty, or raunchy instead很多年輕人會改說dirty、naughty或raunchy。

You still see bawdy in writing when someone wants that older, theatrical colour — a bawdy ballad, a bawdy comedy.

You still see bawdy in writing你還是會在文字裡看到bawdy這個字 when someone wants that older, theatrical colour當有人想要那種老派、戲劇般的味道時——a bawdy ballad一首葷腥味的民謠、a bawdy comedy一齣葷腥味的喜劇。

Though actually it is not the same as mean or pornographic: the usual hope is that everyone in the room is in on the joke, even if a few people blush.

Though actually不過事實上，it is not the same as mean or pornographic它跟惡意或色情不是同一回事：the usual hope is that everyone in the room is in on the joke通常是希望在場的人都懂這個笑話、一起笑，even if a few people blush就算有幾個人臉紅。