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单词 iniquity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•iq•ui•ty /ɪˈnɪkwɪti/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ties. 
  1. [uncountable] great and harmful injustice or wickedness.
  2. [countable] a wicked act;
    sin.
in•iq•ui•tous, adj. See -equa-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•iq•ui•ty  (i nikwi tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. gross injustice or wickedness.
  2. a violation of right or duty;
    wicked act;
    sin.
  • Latin inīquitās unevenness, unfairness, equivalent. to inīqu(us) uneven, unfair (in- in-3 + -īquus, combining form of aequus even, equal) + -itās -ity
  • Middle English 1300–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged evildoing, infamy, depravity, knavery.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
iniquity /ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice
  2. a wicked act; sin
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus unfair, from in-1 + aequus even, level; see equal

inˈiquitous adj inˈiquitously adv inˈiquitousness n
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