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    If someone is potty-mouthed, they use a lot of rude words — swear words, dirty words, words you would not say in front of a teacher. It is a soft, slightly way to say this, not a hard insult.

    If someone is potty-mouthed如果一個人是potty-mouthed, they use a lot of rude words他們會用很多粗話——swear words, dirty words罵人的話、髒話, words you would not say in front of a teacher那種你不會在老師面前說的話。 It is a soft, slightly jokey way to say this這是一種委婉、有點開玩笑的說法, not a hard insult不是很重的罵人話。

    A parent might say it about a child who has copied bad language; friends might say it about a film with a lot of swearing. You would use it at home or in chat, not in a school essay or a job letter.

    A parent might say it父母可能會用這個字 about a child who has copied bad language來說一個學了壞話的小孩; friends might say it朋友之間也可能用它 about a film with a lot of swearing來說一部髒話很多的電影。 You would use it你會用它 at home or in chat在家裡或聊天時, not in a school essay or a job letter而不是在學校作文或求職信裡。

    The potty here is the little-child word for the toilet: a potty mouth is a mouth full of dirty language, the same joke as a dirty mouth. It does not mean the person talks about the toilet all day.

    The potty here這裡的potty is the little-child word for the toilet是小孩子說馬桶的用語: a potty mouth is a mouth full of dirty languagepotty mouth就是滿嘴髒話的嘴, the same joke as a dirty mouth跟dirty mouth是同樣的玩笑說法。 It does not mean the person talks about the toilet all day這不是說這個人整天在講馬桶的事。

    And it is not the other British use of potty, which means a bit crazy — that is a different thing. People also call someone a potty mouth; potty-mouthed is the describing word for the same idea.

    And而且 it is not the other British use of potty它也不是potty在英式英文裡另一個用法, which means a bit crazy那個用法是說有點瘋瘋的—— that is a different thing那是不同的事。 People also call someone a potty mouth大家也會直接叫某人potty mouth; potty-mouthed is the describing word for the same ideapotty-mouthed則是說同樣意思的形容詞。

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組成From potty mouth + -ed. Potty here is the child's word for a toilet; a potty mouth is a joking name for a mouth that says rude words; -ed makes it a describing word for the person.

同家族的字

  • potty mouththe name this comes from: a person who uses rude words
  • foul-mouthedthe same -mouthed pattern, a blunter way to say someone uses rude language

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

potty-mouthedadj

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    informalRegularly using vulgar language, especially strong profanities.

    • It also tests our tolerance of smart-aleck, potty-mouthed teenage boys.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。