obscenity

英 [əbˈsenəti]

美 [əbˈsenəti]

n.  淫秽的语言; 下流的行为; 下流话(或动作)

复数：obscenities　

TEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.12535 / COCA.11789

牛津词典

noun

• 淫秽的语言；下流的行为
  obscene language or behaviour
  1. The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.
     编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
  2. the laws on obscenity
     禁止淫秽的言语及行为的法规
• 下流话（或动作）
  an obscene word or act
  1. She screamed a string of obscenities at the judge.
     她冲着法官高声骂了一连串的脏话。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 淫秽；色情；猥亵
  Obscenityis behaviour, art, or language that is sexual and offends or shocks people.
  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. 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
  Anobscenityis a very offensive word or expression.
  1. 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 asan obscenity, you disapprove of it very strongly and consider it to be offensive or immoral.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• an obscene act
• the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
  Synonym:lewdnessbawdinesssalaciousnesssalacity
• an offensive or indecent word or phrase
  Synonym:smutvulgarismfilthdirty word

双语例句

• And former academics can find kindred souls at blogs like Chronicles of a Recovering Academic and Dr. Outta Here ( obscenity alert).
  这些曾经的学者可以在《学术复苏编年史》（ChroniclesofaRecoveringAcademic）和《前博士汇聚地》（Dr.OuttaHere，需警惕淫秽内容）等博客上找到同道中人。
• In Ramadan, we don't only abstain from food, drink, smoking, marital sex, but also we abstain form all kinds of immoral acts and obscenity.
  在斋月，我们不仅仅戒除食物，饮料，香烟，房事，而且我们要戒除所有不道德的行为与猥亵。
• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.
  编辑们因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• Cramer spat an obscenity.
  克拉默愤愤地骂了一句脏话。
• Or the obscenity laws may be used as a pretext to censor other material.
  有关“淫秽”的法律也可能被用作禁止其他材料的借口。
• They haven't red-flagged it beyond obscenity concerns.
  他们没有警惕标志，已经超越了淫秽的界限。
• Recently a new computer system has been installed, which we all find frustrating but he keeps shouting a strong obscenity at the screen.
  最近，公司里安装了新的计算机系统，我们都觉得这个系统很烦人，而他则不断对着屏幕喊不堪入耳的脏话。
• The 1997 new criminal law determines the nature of forced sodomy as coercive obscenity, which does not tally with reality, and it bears remarkable legal loopholes.
  1997年新刑法将强行鸡奸定性为强制猥亵，这并不符合实际，同时它还存在着一些比较明显的法律漏洞。
• The meanness of anonymity gave a shuddering obscenity to the moment.
  这种匿名的卑鄙行为使他一时觉得下流得让人吃不消。
• Such deliberate destruction of the environment is an obscenity.
  对环境的这种蓄意破坏是一件可憎的事。