英语词汇“depravity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Depravity goes beyond mere bad behavior — it is a total lack of morals, values, and even regard for other living things, like the depravity of a serial killer.

You can see the verb deprave in depravity. To deprave is to make something bad, often to the point of moral corruption, like the parental fear that a bad influence will deprave their good kids. So, depravity is behavior that is morally corrupt or otherwise deemed wicked. Don't confuse depravity with deprivation, meaning "being denied something that is necessary."

WORD FAMILY

depravity: depravities+/depravation: depravations/deprave: depravation, depraved, depraves, depraving, depravity/depraved: depravedly

USAGE EXAMPLES

If you are a Christian network, why wouldn’t you speak to the depravity of what’s happening in the world?

New York Times(Dec 28, 2016)

“We only call on good deeds and prohibit depravity,” he said.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 25, 2016)

Virginia was the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson, who called slavery a “moral and political depravity” but owned slaves all the same.

Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016)

1n moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity

Syn|Hyper

corruption, degeneracy, depravation, putrefaction

immorality

the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct

2n a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

Syn|Hyper

turpitude

evildoing, transgression

the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

单词	depravity
释义	depravity (once / 2326 pages) n Depravity goes beyond mere bad behavior — it is a total lack of morals, values, and even regard for other living things, like the depravity of a serial killer. You can see the verb deprave in depravity. To deprave is to make something bad, often to the point of moral corruption, like the parental fear that a bad influence will deprave their good kids. So, depravity is behavior that is morally corrupt or otherwise deemed wicked. Don't confuse depravity with deprivation, meaning "being denied something that is necessary." WORD FAMILY depravity: depravities+/depravation: depravations/deprave: depravation, depraved, depraves, depraving, depravity/depraved: depravedly USAGE EXAMPLES If you are a Christian network, why wouldn’t you speak to the depravity of what’s happening in the world? New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) “We only call on good deeds and prohibit depravity,” he said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 25, 2016) Virginia was the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson, who called slavery a “moral and political depravity” but owned slaves all the same. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) 1n moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity Syn\|Hyper corruption, degeneracy, depravation, putrefaction immorality the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct 2n a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice Syn\|Hyper turpitude evildoing, transgression the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
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