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单词 pervert
释义 per·vert
I. \pərˈvər]t, pəˈvə̄], pəˈvəi], ˈpərˌv-, ˈpə̄ˌv-, ˈpəiˌv-, usu ]d.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English perverten, from Middle French pervertir, from Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way, destroy, corrupt, pervert, from per-, prefix denoting deviation + vertere to turn — more at per-, worth
1.
 a.
  (1) : to cause to turn aside or away from what is viewed as good or true or morally right : lead astray : corrupt
   < was accused of perverting youth >
  especially : to make a moral pervert of
  (2) : to cause to turn aside or away from what is generally done or generally accepted : divert into what is wrong or incorrect or not normal or usual : misdirect
   < perverted the course of justice >
   < were deliberately perverting to their ends essentially the same techniques — New Republic >
 b.
  (1) : to make use of usually willfully in a wrong or improper way : divert to a wrong end or purpose : misuse
   < the idea is one that may easily deteriorate or be perverted — Lionel Trilling >
  (2) : to twist the meaning or sense of usually willfully : misinterpret, misconstrue, misapply
   < perverts some evidence and omits the rest — Norman Douglas >
2. : to effect a symmetric exchange between the right and left parts of
 < an object as viewed in a plane mirror is perverted from its actual appearance >
Synonyms: see debase
II. \ˈpərˌvər]t, ˈpə̄ˌvə̄], ˈpəiˌvəi] sometimes pə(r)ˈv-; usu ]d.+V\ noun
(-s)
: one that has been perverted or that manifests or is given to some form of perversion especially sexual
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