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    Depravity is the noun for that same rotten moral state: a way of living, or a set of acts, that shows no care for what is right — often cruelty, violence, or using people badly. It is a formal, serious word.

    Depravity Depravity is the noun for是名詞 that same rotten moral state那種腐敗道德狀態的: a way of living一種生活方式, or a set of acts或一連串的行為, that shows no care for what is right顯示出對什麼是對的完全不在乎 — often cruelty常常是殘忍, violence暴力, or using people badly或惡劣地對待別人。It它 is a formal, serious word是一個正式、嚴肅的字。

    You meet it in news, court reports, history, and moral arguments more than in chat. People often say “moral depravity” as if to that they mean the heart of the person, not one bad day.

    You你 meet it會遇到它 in news, court reports, history, and moral arguments在新聞、法庭報導、歷史,以及道德爭論裡 more than in chat比在閒聊裡更常見。People人們 often say常常說 "moral depravity"「moral depravity」 as if to underline像是要強調 that they mean他們指的是 the heart of the person這個人的內心, not one bad day不只是某一天做錯事。

    Though actually, writers sometimes pile it on for shock; one ugly crime is not automatically a whole life of depravity. It names the condition; depraved is the word that describes the person or the act.

    Though actually不過其實, writers作家 sometimes pile it on for shock有時會為了效果誇大其詞; one ugly crime一件醜陋的罪行 is not automatically不代表 a whole life of depravity這個人一輩子都墮落。It它 names the condition說的是那種狀態; depraved depraved is the word that describes the person or the act則是用來形容那個人或那個行為的字。

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組成The noun from depraved: the -ity ending turns the describing word into the name of the state.

同家族的字

  • depravedthe adjective: a person or act that shows depravity

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

depravitynoun/dəˈpɹævɪti/

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    The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.

    • Depravity in the oppressed is no apology for the oppressor.
    • Walsingham was not blind to Edward’s failings, and attributed the political problems of the 1370s directly to the old king’s moral depravity.
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    A particular depraved act or trait.

    • There were men there who had committed merciless robberies, cruel murders, heartless swindles, abominable depravities.
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    lifestylereligiontheologyInborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.

    • Here is a child of three years old, and she cannot tell who made her! Without question, she is equally in the dark as to her soul, its present depravity, and future destiny!

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。