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Obscenity Offensive 英[əbˈsenəti 美[ɑbˈsɛnɪti əb N.淫秽;猥亵;下流;淫秽的词语或行为 N Uncount 淫秽;色情;猥亵

单词 obscenity
音标
英[əbˈsenəti] 美[ɑbˈsɛnɪti, əb-]
解释
n.淫秽;猥亵;下流;淫秽的词语或行为;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
淫秽;色情;猥亵
Obscenity is behaviour, art, or language that is sexual and offends or shocks people.
例: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。
例: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。

N-VAR
猥亵的话;下流话
An obscenity is a very offensive word or expression.
例:They shouted obscenities at us and smashed bottles on the floor.他们冲着我们大骂下流话,还把瓶子摔到地上。

N-COUNT
令人憎恶的行为(或事件);道德败坏的行为(或事件)
If you refer to an action or event as an obscenity, you disapprove of it very strongly and consider it to be offensive or immoral.
例:It is not the only place experiencing the obscenities of civil war.饱经内战蹂躏的不止这一个地方。
变形
pl:obscenities~

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