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
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- The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.
编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。 - the laws on obscenity
禁止淫秽的言语及行为的法规
- The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.
- 下流话（或动作）
an obscene word or act- She screamed a string of obscenities at the judge.
她冲着法官高声骂了一连串的脏话。
- She screamed a string of obscenities at the judge.
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.- 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。 - 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。
- He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity...
- N-VAR 猥亵的话；下流话
Anobscenityis a very offensive word or expression.- 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。
- They shouted obscenities at us and smashed bottles on the floor.
- 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.- 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。
- It is not the only place experiencing the obscenities of civil war.
英英释义
noun
- an obscene act
- the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
- an offensive or indecent word or phrase
双语例句
- Even in the case of question about obscenity.
即使是在淫秽这个问题上。 - 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。 - In the image of the Catcher, Holden is talking about the fall from the innocence of childhood into the obscenity and phoniness of adulthood.
在麦田里的守望者这一意象中，霍尔顿谈到了从童年的纯真无邪坠落到成人世界的虚伪龌龊。 - Cramer spat an obscenity.
克拉默愤愤地骂了一句脏话。 - 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。 - Initially, newscasters will strip to their underwear, but Uchikawa indicated that he hopes to be able to see how far Japanese obscenity broadcasting laws can be bent before they are broken.
主持人们最初将脱到只穿内衣时为止。但是内川表示，他希望能够试探出日本淫秽广播法的底线。 - 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。 - Obscenity can is find in every book except the telephone directory.
除了电话簿之外，任何一本书中都可以找猥亵性。 - One can differ with the American idea of what constituted obscenity 46 years ago, but no one with access to YouTube will doubt that Bruce violated it.
人们可以不赞同46年前美国对猥亵罪的定义，但只要能够登录youtube的人就不会怀疑布鲁斯犯下了这一罪行。 - The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.
编辑们因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。