turpis

Latin > English

turpis turpe, turpior -or -us, turpissimus -a -um ADJ :: ugly; nasty; disgraceful; indecent; base, shameful, disgusting, repulsive

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

turpis: e, adj. Sanscr. root tarp-, to be ashamed,
I ugly, unsightly, unseemly, foul, filthy (class.; esp. freq. in a trop. sense; syn.: taeter, foedus, deformis, obscaenus, immundus).
I Lit.: aspectus deformis atque turpis, Cic. Off. 1, 35, 126; Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 125: ornatus, id. ib. 1, 2, 94; cf. infra, II.: vestitus, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 57: colores foedā specie, Lucr. 2, 421: pes, Hor. S. 1, 2, 102: podex, id. Epod. 8, 5: rana, id. ib. 5, 19: pecus, id. S. 1, 3, 100: viri morbo, deformed, disfigured, id. C. 1, 37, 9: macies, id. ib. 3, 27, 53: scabies, Verg. G. 3, 441: podagrae, id. ib. 3, 299: udo membra flmo, i. e. befouled, id. A. 5, 358; cf. toral, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 22; Mart. 7, 36, 5; 8, 79, 2.—Sup.: simia quam similis turpissima bestia nobis, Enn. ap. Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97 (Sat. v. 45 Vahl.)—
II Transf., of sound, disagreeable, cacophonous: si etiam abfugit turpe visum est, Cic. Or. 47, 158.—
III Trop., unseemly, shameful, disgraceful, base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable (syn.: inhonestus, impurus, sordidus, indecorus): pulchrum ornatum turpes mores pejus caeno collinunt, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 133: verbum, Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 19: cum esset proposita aut fuga turpis aut gloriosa mors, Cic. Fin. 2, 30, 97: mors honesta saepe vitam quoque turpem exornat, at vita turpis saepe ne morti quidem honestae locum relinquit, id. Quint. 15, 49: adulescentia, id. Font. 15, 34: causam, Auct. Her. 1, 6, 9: causa, Caes. B. C. 3, 20: luxuria cum omni aetati turpis, tum senectuti foedissima est, Cic. Off. 1, 34, 123: si enim disserunt, nihil esse obscenum, nihil turpe dictu, id. Fam. 9, 22, 1: neque rogemus res turpes, nec faciamus rogati, id. Lael. 12, 40: formido mortis, id. Rep. 1, 3, 4: pars ingentem formidine turpi Scandunt equum, Verg. A. 2, 400: repulsa, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 43: turpem senectam Degere, id. C. 1, 31, 19: adulter, id. ib. 1, 33, 9: meretricis amor, id. S. 1, 4, 111: non turpis ad te, sed miser confugit, Cic. Quint. 31, 98; id. Att. 5, 11, 5: prodis ex judice Dama Turpis, Hor. S. 2, 7, 55: sub dominā meretrice turpis, id. Ep. 1, 2, 25: Egestas, Verg. A. 6, 276: facta, Quint. 1, 2, 2: fama, Tac. A. 12, 49: nihil turpe est, cujus placet pretium, Sen. Ep. 95, 33: luxus, Juv. 6, 298: fames, Flor. 4, 5, 3: foedus, Val. Max. 1, 6, 7: metus, id. 2, 9, 8.—Comp.: quid hoc turpius? quid foedius? Cic. Phil. 2, 34, 86: quid est autem nequius aut turpius effeminato viro? id. Tusc. 3, 17, 36: nihil est turpius quam cum eo bellum gerere, quocum familiariter vixeris, id. Lael. 21, 77; 26, 99; Caes. B. G. 4, 2.—Sup.: homo turpissimus atque inhonestissimus, Cic. Rosc. Am. 18, 50: iste omnium turpissimus et sordidissimus, id. Att. 9, 9, 3: turpissima fuga, Caes. B. C. 2, 31: turpissimus calumniae quaestus, Crassus ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 55, 226: quod quidem mihi videtur esse turpissimum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 12.—
   b As subst.: turpĕ, is, n., a base or shameful thing, a disgrace, shame, reproach: nec honesto quicquam honestius, nec turpi turpius, Cic. Fin. 4, 27, 75: turpe senex miles, turpe senilis amor. Ov. Am. 1, 9, 4: honesta et turpia virtutis ac malitiae societas efficit, Sen. Ep. 31, 5.—Adv. (poet.): turpe incedere, in an unsightly manner, unbecomingly, Cat. 42, 8: gemens, Stat. Th. 3, 334.—
   c Turpe est, or simply turpe, with a subj.-clause: habere quaestui rem publicam, non modo turpe est, sed sceleratum etiam et nefarium, Cic. Off. 2, 22, 77: quod facere non turpe est, modo, etc., id. ib. 1, 35, 127: benevolentiam adsentando colligere turpe est, id. Lael. 17, 61: quid autem turpius quam illudi? id. ib. 26, 99; cf. id. ib. 21, 77: turpe erit, ingenium mitius esse feris, Ov. Am. 1, 10, 26; cf.: turpe ducet cedere pari, Quint. 1, 2, 22.— Hence, adv.: turpĭter, in an ugly or unsightly manner.
   1    Lit. (so rare): ut turpiter atrum Desinat in piscem mulier formosa superne, Hor. A. P. 3: claudicare, Ov. Am. 2, 17, 20.—
   2    Trop., in an unseemly manner, basely, shamefully, dishonorably (class.): turpiter et nequiter facere aliquid, Cic. Tusc. 3, 17, 36; unum illud extimescebam, ne quid turpiter facerem, id. Att. 9, 7, 1: turpiter se in castra recipere, Caes. B. G. 7, 20: me turpiter hodie hic dabo, Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 24; id. Hec. 4, 4, 2; Cic. Att. 6, 3, 9; 7, 2, 7; id. Mil. 4, 9; Caes. B. G. 7, 80; id. B. C. 3, 24; Auct. B. G. 8, 13; Hor. A. P. 284; Ov. M. 4, 187; Phaedr. 1, 25, 2; Val. Max. 2, 7, 15.—Comp., Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 13.—Sup., Cic. N. D. 1, 12, 29; Sen. Ep. 82, 12.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

turpis,⁷ e,
1 laid, vilain, difforme : spectare turpes Pl. Pœn. 338, contempler des personnes laides ; turpis ornatus Pl. Pœn. 307, un vilain accoutrement, cf. Ter. Phorm. 107 ; pes turpis Hor. S. 1, 2, 102, pied contrefait ; turpia membra fimo Virg. En. 5, 358, membres souillés de fange || laid, désagréable à l’oreille, déplaisant : Cic. Or. 158
2 [fig., sens moral] : laid, honteux, dégoûtant, ignoble, déshonorant, indigne, infâme : fuga turpis Cic. Fin. 2, 97, fuite honteuse, cf. Cic. Font. 34 ; Off. 1, 123, etc. ; homo turpissimus Cic. Amer. 50, le dernier des hommes ; nihil turpe dictu Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 1, rien qu’il soit honteux de dire || turpe est avec inf., c’est une honte de : Cic. Off. 2, 77 ; Læl. 61 ; nihil est turpius quam bellum gerere... Cic. Læl. 77, rien n’est plus honteux que de faire la guerre... ; quid turpius quam illudi ? Cic. Læl. 99, quoi de plus honteux que de se laisser jouer ? vobis turpissimum est... non posse Cic. Pomp. 12, c’est pour vous le comble de la honte que de ne pas pouvoir... || turpĕ, is, n. pris subst^t : nihil turpi turpius Cic. Fin. 4, 75, rien de plus honteux que ce qui est honteux ; turpia Cic. Fin. 3, 38, les choses honteuses, cf. Cic. Fin. 2, 25 ; Leg. 1, 46 ; turpe senilis amor Ov. Am. 1, 9, 4, c’est chose honteuse que l’amour chez un vieillard || turpĕ, acc. n. avec sens adverbial : incedere Catul. 42, 8, avoir une démarche indécente.

Latin > German (Georges)

turpis, e (zu altindisch trápatē, schämt sich [= wendet sich ab]), häßlich, garstig, ungestaltet, entstellt (Ggstz. pulcher, formosus), I) eig.: a) von Aussehen, adspectus, Cic.: pes, Hor.: femina, Plaut.: vestitus, Ter.: asellus, Ov.: scabies, Verg.: turpia membra fimo, Verg.: turpes morbo viri, Hor., – b) garstig klingend, Cic. or. 158. – II) übtr., im moralischen Sinne, häßlich, garstig, schmählich, unlöblich, schändlich, schimpflich, unsittlich (Ggstz. pulcher, honestus), fuga, Cic.: amor, Hor.: egestas, Verg.: vita, Cic.: verbum, Ter.: quid turpius, Cic.: homo turpissimus, Cic.: m. 2. Supin., dictu turpe, dictu turpia, Cic.: turpe factu (Ggstz. honestum factu), Cic. – subst., turpe, is, n., etwas Schimpfliches, ein Schimpf, habere quaestui rem publicam turpe est, Cic.: turpe senex miles, turpe senilis amor, Ov.: hoc videtur esse turpissimum, das Schimpflichste, Cic.: videte ne, ut illis pulcherrimum fuit tantam vobis imperii gloriam tradere, sic vobis turpissimum sit id quod accepistis tueri et conservare non posse, Cic. – Acc. neutr. turpe, poet. = Adv. turpiter, Catull. u.a.

Latin > Chinese

turpis, e. adj. s. :: 醜。無耻。失顔。可羞。淫者。— vestitus 贓爛之衣。— resina 臭之黏香。— fuga 失顏之逃。— causa 可嫌之故。— adulter 醜奸人。Turpe verbum 淫言。Turpe factum 無廉恥之事。Turpe caput 怪大之頭。Turpe ducere 以爲醜事。Turpe toral 贓汚之被。