研究显示,澳大利亚人使用在线脏话的次数比美国人和英国人少。 Australians use fewer online swear words than Americans and Brits, study reveals.

昆士兰大学的一项研究分析了17亿字的在线内容,发现澳大利亚人在线使用脏话的人数少于其他英语国家的人, A University of Queensland study analyzing 1.7 billion words of online content found that Australians use fewer swear words online than people from other English-speaking countries, despite their reputation for frequent swearing. 美国与英国在网上亵渎名单中名列前茅。 The US and UK topped the list for online profanities. 研究者认为澳大利亚人在网络语言上可能比较保守, 更愿意在面对面的互动中宣誓。 Researchers suggest that Australians may be more conservative in their online language and prefer to swear in face-to-face interactions. 这项研究刊登在《Lingua》杂志上,是首次对英语国家使用攻击性语言的情况进行大规模分析。 The study, published in the journal Lingua, is the first large-scale analysis of offensive language use across English-speaking countries.