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　

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。

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。

noun

an obscene act
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
Synonym:lewdnessbawdinesssalaciousnesssalacity
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
Synonym:smutvulgarismfilthdirty word