dirt

Compared meaning: dirt or filth, unclean matter (noun).

比较义项：泥土、污垢等不洁之物（名词）。

• dirt 本词

  Neutral word for ordinary mud, dust, or grime; mild, everyday register, often used casually about clothes, floors, or hands.

  指普通的泥土、灰尘或污垢，语气中性、日常，常用来形容衣物、地板或手上的脏污。

  Her shoes were covered in dirt after the long hike.

  长途徒步后，她的鞋子上沾满了泥土。

• filth

  Stronger, more disgusting word for dirt or waste that has built up; implies revulsion and often describes neglected, unhygienic places.

  语气更强，指积聚已久、令人厌恶的污物或废物，暗示反感情绪，常用来形容被忽视、不卫生的地方。

  Years of filth had built up along the walls of the old barn.

  多年积累的污物沿着那座旧谷仓的墙壁堆积起来。

Dirt and filth both mean matter that makes things unclean, but filth is much stronger, suggesting disgust and even moral revulsion, while dirt is neutral, ordinary mud, dust, or grime. This does not compare filth meaning obscene or indecent content.

两词都指弄脏东西的物质，但 filth 语气更强，强调肮脏、恶心、令人厌恶，常带道德或感官上的反感；dirt 只是中性地指泥土、灰尘等普通污垢。filth 也可比喻淫秽内容，但这里不比较那个义项。