coarse

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /kɔːs/    美 /kɔɹs/|[kʰo̞ɹs]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. With a rough texture; not smooth.
    — Two hundred Sempſtreſſes were employed to make me Shirts, and Linen for Bed and Table, all of the ſtrongeft and coarſeſt kind they could get; which, however, they were forced to quilt together in ſeveral Folds, for the thickeſt was ſome degrees finer than Lawn.
  2. Composed of large particles.
    — coarse sand
  3. Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
    — coarse manners
  4. Unrefined. archaic
  5. Of inferior quality.
    — Due to the internet issue, the system generated an coarse audio file.

词形变化

coarser comparative coarsest superlative

词汇关系

反义词
fine
衍生词
coarse fish coarse-grained coarse-graining coarsehanded coarse-handed coarsely coarsen coarseness coarsish coarsy uncoarse

词源

Adjectival use of course that diverged in spelling in the 18th century. The sense developed from '(following) the usual course' (cf. of course) to 'ordinary, common' to 'lacking refinement', with 'not fine, granular' arising from its application to cloth. Compare the development of mean.
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