depravation

英 [ˌdeprə'veɪʃən] 美 [ˌdeprə'veɪʃən]

• n. 恶化；颓废；堕落

英英释义

Noun:

1. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles;

   "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"
   "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"
   "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"
   "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. In addition, corruption damages the social equity and justice, causing the depravation of the social values.
   此外，腐败还损害社会的公平与正义，从而最终导致社会风气的恶化。
2. When you come across depravation, they would sit down with you chatting and communicating, who would never scold you.
   当你心情闷生活颓废时，她可以会跟你坐下来聊聊天，相互沟通，从不会有务何的指责。
3. Childhood was nothing but depravation and humiliation.
   堕落与羞辱充塞著他的童年。

经典引文

• Stubborn critics, apt..For depravation.

  出自：Troilus Cressida , Shakespeare

近反义词

【近义词】

• putrefaction 腐败
• corruption 贪污
• degeneracy 退步
• depravity 堕落