coarse

rough, coarse, harsh, rude, crude

vulgar, coarse, crude, gross

形容词 coarse:

1. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
   同义词：harsh
2. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
   同义词：common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
3. of low or inferior quality or value
   同义词：common
4. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
   同义词：crude, earthy, gross, vulgar

1. Any of a breed of large, white-faced sheep having long coarse wool, developed in Leicestershire, a county of central England.
   莱斯特羊一种体型较大的白脸羊，长有粗糙的长毛，是在英格兰中部莱斯特郡培育出来的
2. Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language.
   言谈粗俗的粗野的; 粗俗的。用语谈话或语言
3. A coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric used especially for toweling.
   浮松布一种吸收性好的粗糙的棉或亚麻织物，尤用于毛巾
4. His coarse manners shocked everyone.
   他的粗鲁的举止使每个人震惊。

coarse

adj.（形容词）
coars.er,coars.est
Of low, common, or inferior quality.
低质量的：低的、普通的或劣等的质量的

Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
不细致的：缺乏精致或细致的：
例句：
coarse manners.
粗俗的习惯

Vulgar or indecent:
粗俗的：庸俗的或下流的：
例句：
coarse language.
猥亵的语言

Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:
质地粗糙的：有大颗粒的；构造上不精细的：
例句：
coarse sand.
粗糙的沙子

Rough, especially to the touch:
手感粗糙的：粗糙的，尤指在触角上：
例句：
a coarse tweed.
粗花呢

来源：
Middle English cors
中古英语 cors
probably from course [custom] * see course
可能源自 course [习惯] *参见 course

【引伸】
coarse.ly
adv.（副词）
coarse.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>coarse,gross,indelicate,vulgar,obscene,ribaldThese adjectives apply to what is offensive to accepted standards of decency, propriety, morality, or good taste.
这些形容词用于令人不快地接受礼貌、规矩、道德或好品位的标准。
Coarse implies roughness and crudeness:
Coarse 意指粗陋的和粗鲁的：
例句：
A stand-up comedian performed a coarse imitation of the President.
滑稽说笑的喜剧演员粗劣地模仿总统。

Gross suggests a lack of refinement verging on brutishness:
Gross 暗示缺乏文雅，近于野蛮：
例句：
.It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross. (Thomas H. Huxley).
.期望饥锇和贫穷的居民不狂暴和粗野是无用的. （托马斯H.赫克斯利）。

Indelicate implies a lack of delicacy, tact, or taste:
Indelicate 意指缺乏雅致、得体或大方：
例句：
She bridled at the indelicate suggestion.
她对不得体的暗示发怒了。

Vulgar emphasizes impropriety and suggests boorishness and poor breeding:
Vulgar 强调不合适的举止、粗鲁和缺乏教养地暗示：
例句：
The movie is full of language so vulgar it should have been edited.
电影充满着粗俗的语言，应予剪辑。

Obscene strongly stresses loathsome lewdness and indecency:
Obscene 强烈强调讨厌的淫荡和下流：
例句：
The book is racy rather than obscene.
那本书与其说是猥亵的，倒不如说是活泼地。

Ribald implies vulgar, coarse, off-color language or behavior that provokes mirth:
Ribald 意指粗俗的、粗鲁的、缺乏生动的语言或举止令人可笑的：
例句：
.Peals of laughter were mingled with loud ribald jokes. (Washington Irving).
.一连串的大笑声掺杂着大声的下流笑话. （华盛顿·欧文）