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

• But depravity, evasion and suicide cannot free oneself form and solve all the problems.
  堕落，逃避和自杀不能让人获得自由和解决所有的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's untrue. I don't share in his depravity!
  不对，我不会和他一起堕落的！
• 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。
• 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。