ribaldry meaning in English
n.
下流;下流话,猥亵话;下流的笑话。
Examples
- The agony, the reverence, the love of god and of humanity in his voice, are beyond belief in this man, who minutes before was performing the rawest ribaldry .
几分钟之前这个人还在讲着最粗鄙的下流话,现在他声音里却充满了对于上帝和人类的敬畏与热爱,这简直是令人难以相信的。 - When fate wronged me , i had not the wisdom to remain cool : i turned desperate ; then i degenerated . now , when any vicious simpleton excites my disgust by his paltry ribaldry , i cannot flatter myself that i am better than he : i am forced to confess that he and i are on a level
当命运亏待了我时,我没有明智地保持冷静,我开始绝望,随后坠落了,现在要是一个可恶的傻瓜用卑俗的下流话激起我的厌恶,我并不以为我的表现会比他好些,我不得不承认我与他彼此彼此而已。