turpitude

名词 n.
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/    /ˈtɜɹpətuːd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness. countable,uncountable
    — As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror.
  2. An act evident of such depravity. countable,uncountable

词形变化

turpitudes plural

词汇关系

词源

Borrowed from Middle French turpitude, from Latin turpitūdō (“baseness, infamy”), from turpis (“foul, base”).
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