Making something good become cheap, coarse, or low in quality — and the state of having been made that way. People use it about art, language, religion, a tradition, a famous story: 'the vulgarization of a great novel by a bad film'. It carries a clear judgement, and often a snobbish one — the speaker is looking down at what has happened, and sometimes at the ordinary people they blame for it. Because of that, be careful using it about someone else's taste.

Making something good become cheap, coarse, or low in quality讓原本好的東西變得廉價、粗俗、或變差 and the state of having been made that way以及變成那種狀態這件事本身 People use it about art, language, religion, a tradition, a famous story大家會用它來說藝術、語言、宗教、傳統、或一個有名的故事 'the vulgarization of a great novel by a bad film'像「一部爛電影對一本偉大小說的vulgarization（庸俗化）」 It carries a clear judgement, and often a snobbish one這個字帶著明顯的評判意味，而且常常帶點高高在上 the speaker is looking down at what has happened說話的人是在看不起發生的這件事 and sometimes at the ordinary people they blame for it有時候也在看不起他們認為該負責的一般大眾 Because of that, be careful using it about someone else's taste正因為這樣，用它去說別人的品味時要小心

There is a second, older and kinder use worth knowing: 'vulgarization' can mean putting difficult knowledge into plain language so ordinary people can understand it, with no insult meant. That use is common in French ('vulgarisation' = popular science writing) and shows up in older English writing, but most English readers today will hear only the negative sense, so say 'popularization' if that is what you mean. It is a formal, written word — you will meet it in criticism and essays, not in talk.

There is a second, older and kinder use worth knowing還有一個比較舊、也比較沒有惡意的用法值得知道 'vulgarization' can mean putting difficult knowledge into plain language so ordinary people can understand it'vulgarization'可以指把艱深的知識轉成白話，讓一般人也看得懂 with no insult meant而且完全沒有貶低的意思 That use is common in French ('vulgarisation' = popular science writing)這個用法在法文裡很常見（'vulgarisation'就是科普寫作） and shows up in older English writing也會出現在比較舊的英文文章裡 but most English readers today will hear only the negative sense但現在大部分英文讀者聽到只會想到負面的意思 so say 'popularization' if that is what you mean所以如果你要講的是那個意思，改說'popularization'比較保險 It is a formal, written word這是個正式的書面字 you will meet it in criticism and essays, not in talk會出現在評論和論說文裡，不是在口語裡

British spelling: 'vulgarisation'.

British spelling: 'vulgarisation'英式拼法是'vulgarisation'