boor

boor — noun

1. an old-fashioned word for someone with very bad manners who makes other people u

1.名詞
釋義

an old-fashioned word for someone with very bad manners who makes other people uncomfortable by the way they speak or act.

例句

At dinner, Uncle Reza looked like a boor, laughing at the waiter.

pattern: look like a boor

Noa refused a second date after Eli acted like a boor.

pattern: act like a boor

同義詞
  • jerk

    more modern and common; often used for one rude act

  • lout

    old-fashioned too; suggests awkward, coarse behavior

  • oaf

    often adds the idea of clumsy foolishness

  • cad

    old-fashioned and often used for a man with bad social behavior

文法句型

a boor

act like a boor

become a boor

用法筆記

Usually used as a countable insult after a or like. It often describes socially rude behavior, such as interrupting, grabbing, or speaking without respect, and it sounds more old-fashioned than modern words like jerk.

常見錯誤

❌The lecture was a boor.
✅The lecture was a bore.
💡'boor' is a rude person; 'bore' is a boring person or thing.
❌My laptop is a boor.
✅My laptop is annoying.
💡'boor' is used only for a person.