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depraved

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·praved /dɪˈpreɪvd/ adjective  BAD PERSONcompletely evil or morally unacceptable 邪恶的,腐化的,道德败坏的 a killer’s depraved mind 凶手邪恶的内心世界depravity /dɪˈprævəti/ noun [uncountable]
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depravedHe was described as dangerous and depraved and a menace to society.She felt now a dulled sense of degradation: she felt depraved and diminished and shrunken and old.It sits on top of a pyramid of related images of deviant women as especially evil, depraved and monstrous.a depraved and wicked manPerhaps the lie drew its life from a human longing for those chills of horror which are depraved forms of religious awe.He thought we were all depraved gamblers.The film is about a psychiatrist who helps the police capture a depraved serial killer.How you corrupted a young and lovely woman ... and subjected her to the most shatteringly depraved treatment.
Origin depraved (1500-1600) deprave to make evil ((14-21 centuries)), from French dépraver, from Latin pravus bent, bad
de·praved adjectiveChineseSyllable
completely Corpus or morally evil unacceptable


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depraved
depraved /dɪˈpreɪvd/ adjective
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: deprave 'to make evil' (14-21 centuries), from French dépraver, from Latin pravus 'bent, bad'
completely evil or morally unacceptable:
    a killer’s depraved mind
—depravity /dɪˈprævəti, dɪˈprævɪti/ noun [uncountable]


de·pravedBrE /dɪˈpreɪvd/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈpreɪvd/ 🔊 adjective (formal) morally bad 道德败坏的;堕落的;腐化的 SYN wicked, evil This is the work of a depraved mind. 这是思想堕落者所为。🔊🔊