To treat elegant or refined matters with a crude, vulgar, or boorish attitude; to spoil a refined atmosphere with a rough manner.
他是个粗俗的人，在画展上对那些精美的艺术品评头论足，言语粗鲁，简直是霸王风月
He is a vulgar person, making crude remarks and criticizing the exquisite artworks at the exhibition; it's simply a case of acting boorishly towards refined matters.
Era:
Early Modern
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