来自古英语laewede,非神职的，词源可能同lay,laity.后引申词义未受教育的，粗鲁的，淫荡的。词源演变比较villain.

1. Drew spends all day eyeing up the women and making lewd comments.

德鲁整天就盯着女人看，说些下流话。

2. I'm not that mean, despicable, cowardly, lewd creature that horrible little man sees.

我可不是那个令人恶心的小人所见到的下流 、 可耻 、 懦弱 、 淫秽的家伙.

3. Do you want what happened, or Joey's lewd version?

你要真正发生的事还是乔伊的淫荡版本?

4. Speech in this circle, if not always decent , never became lewd.

这个圈子里的谈话, 即使不总是正经的, 也绝不会是下流的.

5. But his supervisor was among those making the lewd and degrading comments.

但他的上司也是这些满口污言秽语的骚扰者之一,而人事经理也无能为力.