obscenity 详细解释

obscenity

[ɔb'si:niti]

n.猥亵下流, 猥亵的话(或行为)

n.

1. 猥亵; 淫秽[U]

2. 猥亵的言语(或行为)[P1]

They started yelling obscenities at the cops.

他们开始用下流话大骂警察。

3. 可憎的事[C]

This massacre is one of the towering obscenities of other time.

这次大屠杀是当今最令人发指的事件之一。

词形变化

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词义辨析

同义参见:

dirt  

英英释义

名词 obscenity:

the trait of behaving in an obscene manner

同义词:lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity

an offensive or indecent word or phrase

同义词:smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word

an obscene act

补充

obscenityobscenity英:[ɔbˈsi:niti] 美:[ɑbˈsɛnɪti, əb-]n.1.淫秽; 猥亵; 下流Existing laws on obscenity are to be tightened.禁止色情的现行法律应更加严厉。2.淫秽的词语或行为

例句

1. He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity.他坚称这些照片不是艺术, 而是色情。 2. James Joyce justified his use of 'obscenity' on the grounds that it was a natural part of life.詹姆斯•乔伊斯为自己使用“淫秽语言”辩解, 说那是生活的正常组成部分。 3. Existing laws on obscenity are to be tightened.现行的关于淫秽内容的法律将会更加严厉。 4. They shouted obscenities at us and smashed bottles on the floor.他们对我们大骂下流话, 还把瓶子摔到地上。 5. Putting little children in detention centres is an obscenity which cannot be allowed to continue.把小孩子放在感化院是伤天害理的事, 不能允许这种事继续下去。 6. the obscenity of war战争的可憎 7. 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。 8. the book was banned for obscenity.这本书因言语淫秽而被禁。 9. the men scowled and muttered obscenities.那些人满面怒容,嘴里咕哝着污言秽语。 10. He shouted a string of obscenities out of the car window.他探出车窗喊着说了一连串难听的话。 11. He was arrested for obscenity. = He was arrested on obscenity charges.他因猥亵行为被逮捕。 12. The author uses obscenity to make a point about the culture.作者使用污秽的语言来表明对那种文化的看法。 13. People were shouting/screaming/yelling obscenities at one another.人们用脏话互相叫骂。 14. The song's lyrics are full of obscenities.这首歌的歌词满篇脏话。