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

• Old Testament depravity has no place in this school.
  这个学校不允许任何堕落的事情。
• 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。
• That's untrue. I don't share in his depravity!
  不对，我不会和他一起堕落的！
• Incapable of fathoming such depravity, the great Titan began to slip into a brooding depression.
  由于这个伟大的泰坦无法想象这种堕落，他陷入了痛苦的思索。
• 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。
• US president Barack Obama called it heinous and said terrorists have once again shown their depravity by targeting students and teachers.
  美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马（BarackObama）称这次袭击极其凶残，并表示通过把学生和教师当作袭击目标，恐怖分子再次显示了他们的堕落本质。
• Because of the nature of their depravity.
  是因为她们本性的堕落。
• Indulge the ego in the unconscious inside, and that is not only is depravity, I think the revenge!
  在无意识中放纵自我，那不仅是堕落，我是想报复！
• Integration of Women Imagination and City Imagination& The Relation between Prostitutes and Shanghai in the Depravity Romances of Shanghai
  女性想像与都市想像的互为一体&论海派狭邪小说中***与上海的关系
• It is a crucial matter in harnessing of "academic depravity" that researches and builds a scientific and disinterested appreciation mechanism of academic achievement in social sciences.
  研究和建立科学、正的社会科学学术成果评价机制，是整治学术腐败的关键。