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indecency

UK/ɪn'di:snsi/US/in'di:sәnsi/
B1

Definitions

n.

Indecent behavior or quality; an obscene act

下流;猥亵;不雅行为

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
in-not, opposite of
+
decfitting, proper, beautiful
+
-encyto put into, to cause
=indecency

in- (not) + decency = the quality of being indecent; also a specific obscene act. Often legal: 'gross indecency,' 'public indecency.'

Root dec still carries 19 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.gross indecency严重的下流行为
  • 2.public indecency公众场所不雅行为

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was charged with gross indecency.

  • 2.

    The scene caused an outcry over its indecency.

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