Bollocks
含义: Testicles; nonsense; an expression of frustration.
One of the most versatile British swear words. 'Bollocks' can mean testicles, but more often expresses disbelief ('bollocks to that'), labels something as nonsense ('that's bollocks'), or voices frustration ('bollocks!'). 'The dog's bollocks' means excellent. 'Bollocking' is a severe telling-off. Context determines meaning.
例句
- That's absolute bollocks! 那完全是胡扯!¡Eso son chorradas totales!それは完全にでたらめだ!그건 완전 헛소리야!
- Oh bollocks, I forgot the keys. 靠,我忘带钥匙了。Mierda, me olvidé las llaves.くそ、鍵を忘れた。젠장, 열쇠를 잊어버렸네.
- Stop talking bollocks. 别再胡说八道了。Deja de decir chorradas.でたらめを言うのはやめろ。헛소리 좀 그만해.
- This is the dog's bollocks.这东西太牛了。Esto es la caña.これは最高だ。이건 정말 끝내준다.
发音
/ˈbɒləks/
用法指南
语境: frustration, disbelief, emphasis
语气: crude, emphatic
✓ 正确说法
- Bollocks!靠!¡Mierda!くそっ!젠장!
- That's bollocks那是胡扯Eso son chorradasそれはでたらめだ그건 헛소리야
- Dog's bollocks (excellent)太牛了La caña, lo mejor最高끝내줌
- Bollocks to that去他的A la mierda con eso知ったことか그딴 건 집어치워
✗ 错误说法
- Not workplace appropriate不适合在工作场合使用No es apropiado para el trabajo職場では不適切직장에서 사용하기에 부적절
- Strong language for formal contexts在正式场合是很强烈的脏话Lenguaje fuerte para contextos formalesフォーマルな場面には強すぎる言葉격식 있는 자리에서는 강한 욕설에 해당
常见错误
- 'Dog's bollocks' means excellent—opposite to the negative meaning
- Americans may not fully understand the versatility
起源与历史
From the Old English word for testicles. The term has been used since medieval times, though its range of figurative meanings expanded greatly in the 20th century. The Sex Pistols album 'Never Mind the Bollocks' (1977) famously tested obscenity laws and helped mainstreaming the word.
词源: From Old English 'beallucas' meaning testicles
最早记录: Medieval origins, modern usage 20th century
文化背景
Era: Medieval to present
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Sex Pistols 'Never Mind the Bollocks'; British comedy
Regional notes: Distinctly British. Less common in American English.
故事与趣闻
When Virgin Records was prosecuted in 1977 for displaying the Sex Pistols album 'Never Mind the Bollocks,' linguist James Kingsley testified that 'bollocks' was an old English word meaning a priest. The case was dismissed, and the album became iconic.
变体
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