depraved
/dɪˈpreɪvd/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈpreɪvd/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈprāvd/ (ame, mw)
depraved — 形容詞
- depravedpositive
- more depravedcomparative
- most depravedsuperlative
1. having lost all sense of right and wrong, so willing to behave in cruel, shockin
墮落；邪惡
道德淪喪到殘忍變態的程度
having lost all sense of right and wrong, so willing to behave in cruel, shocking, or twisted ways that most people would condemn.
The judge called the attack on the elderly couple one of the most depraved crimes she had heard.
法官表示，這起攻擊老夫婦的案件是她聽過最邪惡墮落的犯罪之一。
courtroom register: depraved crime / act
Takeshi was disgusted by the depraved behavior shown in the leaked prison video.
Takeshi 看到流出的監獄影片裡那種墮落的行為，覺得很噁心。
collocation: depraved behavior
Only a deeply depraved person would steal medicine from a children's hospital.
只有道德極度墮落的人才會去偷兒童醫院的藥。
The novel follows a depraved nobleman who treats his servants like animals for his own amusement.
這本小說講的是一個邪惡墮落的貴族，把僕人當成動物來取樂。
Amira left the cinema halfway through, calling the film's torture scenes utterly depraved.
Amira 看到一半就離開電影院，說片中的酷刑畫面真的太墮落變態了。
- wicked
Common in storytelling and everyday speech; depraved is more formal and clinical, often used by judges or moralists.
- perverted
Usually points to sexual or psychological twistedness; depraved is broader, covering all kinds of cruelty.
- corrupt
Often about dishonesty and abuse of power; depraved focuses on moral collapse and cruel acts rather than financial wrongdoing.
- degenerate
Suggests a decline from a higher moral state; depraved emphasizes the current cruel or twisted condition itself.
文法句型
a depraved [person / act / mind]
be depraved
deeply / utterly depraved
用法筆記
Strongest of the moral-corruption adjectives. Reserved for behavior so cruel or twisted that it shocks ordinary people — judges, journalists, and religious writers use it for the worst acts. Distinguish from immoral (sense 1): immoral covers a wide range from minor wrongdoing to serious harm, while depraved sits at the extreme end and almost always implies cruelty or perversion.