graffiti

• n. 牆上亂寫亂畫的東西（graffito的複數形式）

來自PIE*gerbh, 刮，刻，切，詞源同carve,graph. 最早用於意大利龐培廢墟發現的一些奇怪的雕刻，後詞義通用化。

graffiti

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.

1. Buildings old and new are thickly covered with graffiti.

新老建築上都有密密麻麻的塗鴉。

來自柯林斯例句

2. There's no vandalism, no graffiti, no rubbish left lying about.

沒有損害公共財物的行為，也沒有塗鴉和隨處丟棄的垃圾。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Graffiti is now an art form in Nor-thampton.

塗鴉如今在北安普頓是一種藝術形式。

來自柯林斯例句

4. They all bonded while writing graffiti together.

他們都是在一起塗鴉時互相熟識的。

來自柯林斯例句

5. The subway was covered in graffiti.

過街地道裏塗滿了亂七八糟的圖畫和文字。

來自《權威詞典》