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

• The laws of men or the laws of religion have no longer sufficient power to check depravity of manners and the triumph of the wicked.
  人类的法律和宗教的规条已无力阻止道德沦落、邪恶得逞。
• Last night's harrowing television pictures plumbed new depths of depravity.
  昨晚触目惊心的电视画面堕落到了新低。
• Old Testament depravity has no place in this school.
  这个学校不允许任何堕落的事情。
• Even if thought of giving up, but I can not see their own depravity.
  即使想过放弃，但我不能看到自己的堕落。
• 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。
• Still I recognized that justice must be done, and that the depravity of the victim was no condonement in the eyes of the law.
  虽然如此，我认为问题还是应当公平处理，在法律上，被害人的罪行并不能抵消凶手的罪。
• Nowadays, Chinese society is facing a series of more serious social problems such as depravity, etc.
  当前，中国社会正面临着诸如腐败等一系列较为严重的社会问题。
• The novel also shows that in the American society of 1920s, the commons were in total depravity.
  小说真实描写了20年代美国社会的情况，平民和政府都在堕落。
• Because of the nature of their depravity.
  是因为她们本性的堕落。
• Conduct or an action marked by depravity or brutality.
  兽行表现为野蛮或残忍的行为或举止。