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obscenity

英 [əb'senɪtɪ] 美 [əb'sɛnəti]

解释

n. 猥亵，淫秽；猥亵的言语（或行为）

※ 提供单词"obscenity"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

obscenity 淫秽，下流

来自obscene,淫秽的，下流的。

英文词源

obscenity (n.): 1580s, "obscene quality," from French obscénité, from Latin obscenitatem (nominative obscenitas) "inauspiciousness, filthiness," from obscenus "offensive" (see obscene). Meaning "a foul or loathsome act" is 1610s. Sense of "an obscene utterance or word" is attested by 1690. Related: Obscenities.

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例句和用法

1. He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity.: 他坚持认为这些照片并非艺术，而是色情。

2. Cramer spat an obscenity.: 克拉默愤愤地骂了一句脏话。

3. The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.: 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。

4. Existing laws on obscenity are to be tightened.: 禁止色情的现行法律应更加严厉.

5. James Joyce justified his use of "obscenity" on the grounds that it was a natural part of life.: 詹姆斯·乔伊斯以“淫秽”是生活的正常部分为由为自己运用“淫秽”进行辩解。