depravity

🇬🇧 UK/di'præviti/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

The state of being morally corrupt or wicked; a depraved act or behaviour.

道德堕落;腐败;邪恶行为

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
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pravroot
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itystate, quality, condition
=depravity

Common Collocations

  • 1.human depravity人性的堕落
  • 2.moral depravity道德败坏
  • 3.total depravity彻底的腐败

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His descent into moral depravity appeared gradual but inevitable.

  • 2.

    The depravity of ancient Roman emperors remains historically significant.

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