“庸俗的”常见英文表达有 vulgar、tacky、philistine 等,具体使用可根据语境和表达侧重来选择:
vulgar:强调缺乏教养、品味低下,行为或言语粗俗、不文雅,带有一定的贬义色彩。
例句:He made some vulgar remarks at the party, which embarrassed everyone.(他在聚会上说了一些庸俗的话,让大家都感到很尴尬。)
tacky:侧重于形容事物外观、风格或质量低劣、俗气,缺乏精致感或品味。
例句:The decoration in that restaurant is so tacky; it looks like it was designed by someone with no taste.(那家餐厅的装饰太庸俗了,看起来就像是一个毫无品味的人设计的。)
philistine:原指古代非利士人(一个被认为缺乏文化和艺术修养的民族),现多用于形容对文化艺术缺乏欣赏能力、只关注物质和实际利益的人,带有一定的文化批判意味。
例句:His philistine attitude towards art makes it clear that he doesn't understand its value.(他对艺术那种庸俗的态度表明他根本不理解艺术的价值。)