iniquity

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈɪkwɪti/    美 /ɪnˈɪkwɪti/|/-kwə-/|[-ɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness. uncountable
    — And bycauſe our auncient enemye the Deuyl, who is the well and, ſpryng of iniquitie, and is not onely hymſelfe an homycide, a lyer, and and^([sic]) hater of the truth frõ the beginnyng: [...] Therefore like as we deſyre here to be delyuered from ſynne, ſo also we deſyre, that our heauenly father will ſaue vs, and defende vs from this euil the cauſer of ſynne, that is to ſaye, the Deuyll: [...]
  2. An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed. countable
    — For this is an heinous crime, yea, it is an iniquitie to bee puniſhed by the Judges.

词形变化

iniquities plural iniquitie alternative

词汇关系

近义词
baseness corruption defilement degeneracy degradation depravation depravedness depravity impurity iniquity lewdity malignity misdoing misguilt obliquity peccability perversion pollution pravity sin sinfulness turpitude vitiation wickedness wrongdoing
反义词
integrity morality well-doing
上位词
badness improbity injustice
下位词
atrocity inchastity promiscuity viciousness
衍生词
den of iniquity iniquitous iniquitously iniquitousness sink of iniquity
相关词
abyss

词源

From Middle English iniquite, jniquite (“evil, wickedness, iniquity; evil act; hostility, malevolence; hostile act; a calamity, misfortune”), from Old French iniquité (modern French iniquité (“iniquity”)), from Latin inīquitās (“iniquity; inequality, unfairness; inequity, injustice”), from inīquus (“unequal, uneven, unfair; disadvantageous, unfavourable; hostile, unkind; unsuitable; wicked, wrong”) + -itās (variant of -tās (suffix forming a noun indicating a state of being)). Inīquus is derived from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + aequus (“equal; fair, impartial, just”). Piecewise doublet of inequity.
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