turpitude
英 [ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd]
美 [ˈtɜːrpɪtuːd]
n. 堕落; 卑鄙; 邪恶
COCA.38121
牛津词典
noun
- 堕落；卑鄙；邪恶
very immoral behaviour
柯林斯词典
- 卑鄙(行为);不道德(行为);堕落(行为)
Turpitudeis very immoral behaviour.
英英释义
noun
- a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
- the various turpitudes of modern society
双语例句
- She accused him of gross moral turpitude.
她指责他道德极度败坏。 - For all his turpitude, Nixon was good at working the machinery of state to get things done, some of them very impressive.
尼克松尽管品行不端，但他擅长动用国家机器来做事，其中一些事情还令人印象深刻。 - In other words, the city is becoming such a Babel of gaudiness and moral turpitude that lots of people choose to come here and existing residents choose to have lots of children here.
换句话说，伦敦正变成一个华美和道德沦丧共存的巴别塔，很多人选择来到这里，现有的居民也选择在这里留下很多的子嗣。 - What is a crime involving moral turpitude?
什么是道德败坏罪？ - It make our growth accompany with justice and turpitude.
这使得我们的成长伴随着正义和邪恶。 - It can be said of moral turpitude.
可以说是道德沦丧。 - He was considered unfit to hold office because of moral turpitude.
为了道德上的可耻行为，他被认为不适担任公务员。 - There have been many academic discussions – and even an entire book – on what moral turpitude is.
关于什么是道德败坏，有过很多学术讨论，甚至有一整本书都是讲这个的。 - The frequency of envy makes it so familiar that it escapes our notice; nor do we often reflect upon its turpitude or malignity, till we happen to feel its influence.
由于我们对于妒忌已经熟视无睹，我们也很少想到它的卑鄙和恶毒，直到有一天它的影响力碰巧降临到我们头上。 - In nature, the risk of moral hazard is different from obvious acts of moral turpitude and blatant acts of lawlessness.
从性质上看，道德风险与明显的道德败坏行为、赤裸裸的违法乱纪行为是有区别的。