deprave
deprave — 動詞
- depravepresent simple I / you / we / they
- depraveshe / she / it
- depravedpast simple
- depraving-ing form
1. to gradually destroy a person's moral character — causing them to accept or enjo
使墮落；敗壞
使人道德敗壞墮落
to gradually destroy a person's moral character — causing them to accept or enjoy evil, cruel, or wicked behaviour and values, especially through repeated exposure to corrupting influences.
Years of absolute power had depraved the once-honest emperor beyond recognition.
長年的絕對權力使這位曾經誠實的皇帝墮落到無法辨認的地步。
passive: be depraved by [power/influence]
The cult leader systematically depraved his followers by cutting them off from their families.
那位邪教領袖透過切斷追隨者與家人聯繫的方式，系統性地使他們墮落。
active: deprave + [someone] + by [method]
Aoi worried that the violent online content might deprave her younger brother's character.
葵擔心那些暴力的網路內容可能會敗壞她弟弟的品格。
Critics accused the film of depraving the minds of young audiences across the country.
評論家指責這部電影敗壞了全國年輕觀眾的心靈。
deprave + [someone]'s + [mind/character]
Ife argued that solitary confinement depraves prisoners rather than reforming them.
Ife 主張單獨監禁非但不能感化受刑人，反而會使他們墮落。
- deprave the mind
- deprave someone's character
- deprave the soul
- corrupt
the most common and general word; deprave suggests a deeper, more lasting moral decay
- debase
focuses on lowering quality or value, not necessarily morality
- pervert
implies twisting someone's mind away from what is normal or good
- degrade
stresses a loss of dignity or self-respect alongside moral decline
文法句型
deprave + [someone]
deprave + [someone]'s + [mind/character]
be depraved by [something]
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice or as a past-participle adjective (depraved). The active voice is more common in formal or literary writing than in everyday speech.