graffiti: [19] Although it denotes ‘writing’, graffiti has no etymological connection with Greek gráphein, source of English graphic. It comes from the plural of Italian graffito, a diminutive form of the noun graffio ‘scratching’. This was derived from the verb graffiare ‘scratch’, itself originally formed from graffio ‘hook’.
graffiti (n.)
1851, "ancient wall inscriptions found in the ruins of Pompeii," from Italian graffiti, plural of graffito "a scribbling," a diminutive formation from graffio "a scratch or scribble," from graffiare "to scribble," ultimately from Greek graphein "to scratch, draw, write" (see -graphy). They are found in many ancient places, but the habit was especially popular among the Romans. Sense extended 1877 to recently made crude drawings and scribbling in public places.
graffiti 英文释义
1. a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
graffiti 双语例句
1. Buildings old and new are thickly covered with graffiti.
新老建筑上都有密密麻麻的涂鸦。
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2. There's no vandalism, no graffiti, no rubbish left lying about.
没有损害公共财物的行为，也没有涂鸦和随处丢弃的垃圾。
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3. Graffiti is now an art form in Nor-thampton.
涂鸦如今在北安普顿是一种艺术形式。
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4. They all bonded while writing graffiti together.
他们都是在一起涂鸦时互相熟识的。
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5. The subway was covered in graffiti.
过街地道里涂满了乱七八糟的图画和文字。
来自《权威词典》
graffiti 实用场景例句
Buildings old and new are thickly covered with graffiti.
新老建筑上都有密密麻麻的涂鸦。
柯林斯例句
They all bonded while writing graffiti together.
他们都是在一起涂鸦时互相熟识的。
柯林斯例句
The subway was covered in graffiti.
过街地道里涂满了乱七八糟的图画和文字。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The maintenance programme will additionally seek to keep the sites free of graffiti.
这个维护方案还会试图保护这些地点不被涂鸦。
柯林斯例句
Graffiti was scrawled on some of the planks.
有些栏杆上歪歪扭扭刻着字.
英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦
The entrance halls, the stairs, and the doors, are all covered with graffiti.
门厅, 楼梯和门上面画满了乱七八糟的东西.
辞典例句
Police accused him on several counts of graffiti charges.
警察控告他收取几个涂鸦作品的费用.
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Recently, there has been a trend towards writing graffiti on freight trains.
最近很多人又开始了货运列车的涂鸦.
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Hola Amigos, this is a great graffiti movie from Barcelona.
朋友们好, 这是一部关于巴塞罗拉的非常棒的涂鸦电影.
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Unlike THX, Graffiti really had an effect on people's lives.
不象《THX》, 《风情画》真的对人们的生活产生了影响.
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Sections of the Wall are also prone to graffiti and vandalism.
长城局部也容易被破坏.
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This colorful style of writing is also called graffiti.
这种五彩斑斓的文笔形式被称之为涂鸦.
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B : Hey , I'm a graffiti artist so it's cool.
嘿, 我是涂鸦艺术家,这样才酷.
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Pompeii's graffiti includes insults, love declarations, and political satire.
庞贝的涂鸦包括侮辱言辞 、 爱情宣言和政治嘲讽.
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I guess we just disagree on the value of graffiti.
