iniquity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·iq·ui·ty /ɪˈnɪkwəti/ noun (plural iniquities) [countable, uncountable] formal UNFAIRthe quality of being very unfair or evil, or something that is very unfair 极不公正;邪恶;不公正的事iniquity of He went on and on about the iniquities of bourgeois oppression. 他没完没了地述说资产阶级压迫的罪恶。 They were trying to protect their son from iniquity. 他们竭力保护儿子免受不公正待遇。 → den of iniquity at den(6)Origin iniquity (1200-1300) Old French iniquité, from Latin, from aequus “equal”
in·iq·ui·ty nounChineseSyllable
iniquity
in‧iq‧ui‧ty /ɪˈnɪkwəti, ɪˈnɪkwɪti/
noun (plural iniquities) [uncountable and countable] formal
iniquity of
He went on and on about the iniquities of bourgeois oppression.
They were trying to protect their son from iniquity.
⇨ den of iniquity at den(6)
in‧iq‧ui‧ty /ɪˈnɪkwəti, ɪˈnɪkwɪti/
noun (plural iniquities) [uncountable and countable] formal Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: iniquité, from Latin, from aequus 'equal'
the quality of being very unfair or evil, or something that is very unfairLanguage: Old French
Origin: iniquité, from Latin, from aequus 'equal'
iniquity of
⇨ den of iniquity at den(6)