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

• 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。
• 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。
• The relative subtlety stimulates the imagination, while casual obscenity drowns it out.
  含蓄的暗示会刺激人的想像，而随随便便的淫秽会将想像力淹没。
• The best approach to regulating obscenity is a focused one.
  规范淫秽材料的最佳办法是目标清晰。
• Even in the case of question about obscenity.
  即使是在淫秽这个问题上。
• I decided instead to follow the hallowed tradition set by Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, who defined obscenity by saying, I know it when I see it.
  相反，我决定追寻最高法院大法官波特斯图尔特的神圣传统&他用一句当我看到它就会认出它的话定义猥亵。
• 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。
• 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。
• "That's not my department" is an obscenity on the employment front these days, so don't say it.
  “那不是我的专业”，这是今天就业领域的大忌。不要这样说。
• 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。