"Graffiti" 是英文中表示 "涂鸦" 的词语。它来源于希腊语，意为 "写在墙上的东西"。
来自希腊语的 graffiti 是由 grafein 和 -iti 拼接而成的。grafein 意思是 "to write"，-iti 是名词后缀。
例句：
The walls of the city are covered in graffiti. (城市的墙壁上涂满了涂鸦。)
The graffiti artist was arrested for vandapzing the building. (这名涂鸦艺术家因破坏公共财产而被捕。)
Some people think graffiti is a form of art, while others consider it a form of vandapsm. (有些人认为涂鸦是一种艺术形式，而另一些人则认为它是一种破坏行为。)