Depravity

(noun.) a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; 'the various turpitudes of modern society'.

录入:威廉姆斯

• Natural depravity, I suppose. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• If this be so, there must be a cause or causes for such depravity in our common people. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• The depravity of the human heart is such--' 'You will oblige me, ma'am,' interrupted Mr. Spenlow, 'by confining yourself to facts. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• I do not know whether it came from his own innate depravity or from the promptings of his master, but he was rude enough to set a dog at me. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• It's terrible depravity. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He knew that his spirituality was concomitant of a process of depravity, a sort of pleasure in self-destruction. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Why mankind should sleep through several hours of sunlight in the morning, and stay awake through a needless time in the evening, can probably only be attributed to total depravity. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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