1530s, a legal term, "unsupported, not formally attested," from Latin nudus "naked, bare, unclothed, stripped" (see naked). General sense of "mere, plain, simple" attested from 1550s. In reference to the human body, meaning "unclothed," it is an artistic euphemism for naked, dating from 1610s (implied in nudity) but not in common use in this sense until mid-19c.
nude (n.)
"nude figure in visual art," 1708, from French nud, obsolete variant of nu "naked, nude, bare," from Latin nudus (see nude (adj.)).
双语例句
1. She turned down £1.2 million to pose nude in Playboy.
她拒绝了为《花花公子》杂志拍摄裸照的120万英镑开价。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Would you turn down $7,000,000 to appear nude in a magazine?
给你700万美元要你裸体登上杂志，你会拒绝吗？
来自柯林斯例句
3. Nude bathing is not allowed.
禁止裸泳.
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4. In the reproduced bronze she is completely nude.