柯林斯英英词典

graffiti [græ'fiːtiː]

1. 1. pl n [sometimes with singular verb] drawings, messages, etc, often obscene, scribbled on the walls of public lavatories, advertising posters, etc

2. 2. pl n [archaeol] inscriptions or drawings scratched or carved onto a surface, esp rock or pottery

3. 3. pl n [Etymology] C19: graffito from Italian: a little scratch, from graffio, from Latin graphium stylus, from Greek grapheion; see graft¹