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

• 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！
• It is a mark of depravity to make a mock of good advice and kind rebuke.
  嘲笑别人的忠告和善意指责是堕落的标志。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Fitzgerald attributes the depravity of the modern dream to wealth and privilege.
  菲茨杰拉德把现在美国梦的堕落归过与财富与特权。
• 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。
• Every old man complains of the growing depravity of the world, of the petulance and insolence of the rising generation.
  每个老人都抱怨世界日益腐败，正在成长的一代人无礼傲慢。
• 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。