asshole

asshole — noun

1. a rude, very offensive word for someone you think is being mean, foolish, or ann

1.名詞
釋義

a rude, very offensive word for someone you think is being mean, foolish, or annoying.

例句

Rashida called the driver an asshole for cutting in front of the school bus.

call someone an asshole — direct insult use

Don't be such an asshole to your little sister, Tom; he's only seven.

'be (such) an asshole' — telling someone off

同義詞
  • jerk

    milder, widely accepted in casual speech

  • prick

    also vulgar; suggests arrogance and meanness

  • bastard

    vulgar; often implies cruelty rather than stupidity

反義詞

用法筆記

Highly offensive in all English-speaking countries; avoid in workplace, school, or polite settings. Typical patterns: 'be an asshole', 'such an asshole', 'some asshole'. Stronger and ruder than jerk or idiot.

常見錯誤

My boss is a asshole.
My boss is an asshole.
💡use 'an' before a vowel sound.
He behaved assholely.
He behaved like an asshole.
💡there is no adverb form.

2. a very rude word for the opening at the end of the digestive tube, through which

2.名詞
釋義

a very rude word for the opening at the end of the digestive tube, through which solid waste leaves the body.

例句

The doctor asked her to use the proper word 'anus' rather than asshole on the medical form.

register contrast with the medical term 'anus'

Rohan felt a sharp pain in his asshole and worried it might be a hemorrhoid.

informal reference to the body part

同義詞
  • anus

    neutral medical term; safe in any setting

  • arsehole

    British spelling; same vulgar register

  • butthole

    childish or jokey; less harsh than asshole

用法筆記

Use the medical term 'anus' in any clinical, educational, or polite setting. This sense is common in crude humor and rough speech but never appropriate in formal writing.

常見錯誤

The doctor checked my asshole.' (in a formal medical context)
The doctor checked my anus.
💡choose the clinical term when speaking with healthcare staff.
asshole pain' on a hospital form
anal pain
💡medical adjective is 'anal', not derived from this word.