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

• It seemed to reveal to her an undreamed depravity in her nature.
  这念头似乎对她揭露了自己本性里过去竟想不到的一种劣根性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Inferiority and Surpassing of Inferiority& An Individual Psychological Analysis of Sink into Depravity
  自卑与超越&《沉沦》的个体心理学分析
• 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。
• How did the human race, which God made in His own image, sink so deep into depravity that the Ten Commandments had to be set forth with the demand that they be kept?
  为什么我们会让贪婪、自私自利和战争横行？人本是照着上主的形象造的，为什么会犯罪堕落以致他要制定十诫？
• Without question, she is equally in the dark as to her soul, its present depravity and future destiny!
  毫无疑问，她对自己的灵魂，对目前的堕落，对未来的命运，全然一无所知！
• 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。