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depravity

英 [dɪˈprævəti]

美 [dɪˈprævəti]

n.  堕落; 腐化

复数:depravities 

GRE法律

BNC.21661 / COCA.21090

牛津词典

    noun

    • 堕落;腐化
      the state of being morally bad
      1. a life of depravity
        腐化的生活

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 堕落;腐化;道德败坏;邪恶
      Depravityis very dishonest or immoral behaviour.
      1. ...the absolute depravity that can exist in war.
        会在战争中存在的至恶
      2. ...the righteous struggle between decency and depravity.
        在高尚和堕落之间的道德挣扎

    英英释义

    noun

    • a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
      1. the various turpitudes of modern society
      Synonym:turpitude
    • moral perversion
      1. the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
      2. moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
      3. its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity
      4. Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
      Synonym:corruptiondegeneracydepravationputrefaction

    双语例句

    • There are many lands which have been made very dirty through war and conflict, through vice and depravity and through extraction of and pollution through oil, gas, coal, and other'raw materials '.
      有许多土地已经由于战争和冲突,恶性和堕落,石油天然气煤矿以及其它原生能源的大量攫取和污染,变得非常脏污。
    • We responded to the worst kind of depravity with the best of our humanity.
      我们用我们最美好的人性来回应那些最邪恶的暴行。
    • Violative of the principles of liberty; considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity.
      对自由原则的违反;考虑到如此堕落的对人类法令的违犯。
    • Old Testament depravity has no place in this school.
      这个学校不允许任何堕落的事情。
    • You simply can't vet the moral worth or at least, the absence of obvious, deep-seated depravity of every potential Oscar nominee.
      不能简单地用道德价值去衡量每一位奥斯卡提名者。
    • Chapter three further expounds the imitation on the biblical themes of depravity and salvation in Of Mice and Men.
      第三章主要阐释《人鼠之间》对《圣经》中的堕落与拯救主题的模仿。
    • But depravity, evasion and suicide cannot free oneself form and solve all the problems.
      堕落,逃避和自杀不能让人获得自由和解决所有的问题。
    • Because of the nature of their depravity.
      是因为她们本性的堕落。
    • The Master-at-Arm's character shows "a depravity according to nature".
      这位军械长的性格表现出一种服从本能的堕落。
    • That's untrue. I don't share in his depravity!
      不对,我不会和他一起堕落的!