depravity

英[dɪ'prævəti] 美[dɪ'prævəti]
  • n. 堕落;腐败;邪恶;堕落的行为
depravities
GRE
Noun:
  1. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles;

    "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"
    "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
    "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"
    "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

  2. a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice;

    "the various turpitudes of modern society"

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a life of depravity
腐化的生活

来自《权威词典》

3. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Experiencing life does not mean depravity and indulgence.
体验生活并不意味着堕落和放纵。

来自辞典例句

5. 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.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Experiencing life does not mean depravity and indulgence.
      体验生活并不意味着堕落和放纵。
    2. Awe is an essential force to restrain depravity.
      敬畏是抑制邪恶的真正力量。
    3. People have been tired of the depravities of a corrupt ruler.
      人们已经受够了腐败的统治者的堕落行为。

【邻近词汇】