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

• Arrogance is followed by destruction, and unbridled conceitedness by depravity; it is not necessary to defeat others to make our own sucess.
  骄傲的后面是毁灭，狂妄的后面是堕落。为了放射自己的光，无需吹灭别人的灯。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's untrue. I don't share in his depravity!
  不对，我不会和他一起堕落的！
• 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。
• 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。