depravity

英 [dɪ'prævɪtɪ]美 [dɪ'prævəti]
  • n. 堕落；邪恶
GRE 畅通词汇

英文词源

depravity (n.)
1640s; see deprave + -ity. Earlier in same sense was pravity.

双语例句

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