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

• How about violation of federal obscenity laws?
  触犯联邦猥亵法律如何？
• 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。
• "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。
• They haven't red-flagged it beyond obscenity concerns.
  他们没有警惕标志，已经超越了淫秽的界限。
• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.
  编辑们因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• Granted, the penalties for obscenity can be far harsher: Distribution of obscenity can result in jail time.
  必须承认，对淫秽信息的惩罚确是比较苛刻的：淫秽的发行物将导致刑狱。
• One can differ with the American idea of what constituted obscenity 46 years ago, but no one with access to YouTube will doubt that Bruce violated it.
  人们可以不赞同46年前美国对猥亵罪的定义，但只要能够登录youtube的人就不会怀疑布鲁斯犯下了这一罪行。
• In this section, the feminist perspective respectively from the actual situation in China is discussed, and the crime of rights infringement of crime and prostitution or whoring obscenity such specific provision.
  在这一小节中，笔者分别从女权主义角度结合中国实际讨论了侵犯性权利类犯罪，卖淫嫖娼类犯罪以及淫秽物品类犯罪的具体规定。
• 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。
• 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。