depravity
/dɪˈprævəti/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈprævəti/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈpra-və-tē also -ˈprā-/ (ame, mw)
depravity — 名詞
- depravitysingular
- depravitiesplural
1. the quality of being extremely immoral, shown through a complete lack of concern
墮落
道德極度敗壞的狀態
the quality of being extremely immoral, shown through a complete lack of concern for what is right and wrong, often resulting in cruel or harmful behaviour
A documentary about the warlord revealed a level of depravity that shocked viewers worldwide.
一部關於該軍閥的紀錄片揭露了令全球觀眾震驚的墮落程度。
collocation: level of depravity
Elena could not believe the depravity of factory owners who employed children in dangerous conditions.
Elena 無法相信那些讓兒童在危險環境下工作的工廠老闆有多墮落。
pattern: depravity of [someone]
The novel follows a banker's slow descent into depravity after years of embezzling client funds.
這部小說講述一位銀行家挪用客戶資金多年後，逐漸陷入墮落的過程。
Father Osei witnessed extreme depravity during two decades of work inside Brazil's prison system.
Osei 神父公開談論他在巴西監獄系統工作二十年期間所見到的極端墮落。
Historians argue that the regime's depravity reached its worst point in the winter of 1942.
歷史學家認為該政權的墮落在1942年冬天達到了最嚴重的程度。
- corruption
more general term for dishonest or immoral behaviour, often in politics or business; depravity implies a deeper, more twisted evil
- wickedness
slightly old-fashioned; broader and less formal, used in both religious and everyday contexts
- immorality
covers any violation of moral principles from minor to serious; depravity is at the extreme end
- degeneracy
emphasises decline from a previous higher standard; often carries a judgmental tone
- virtue
moral excellence and goodness
- morality
principles of right and wrong behaviour
- righteousness
being morally right and just, often in a religious sense
文法句型
depravity of + noun phrase
act of depravity
depths of depravity
用法筆記
Common in formal, literary, or legal discourse. Frequently modified by 'moral' or 'human'. The phrase 'the depths of depravity' is a common intensifier.