obscenity

• n. 猥褻，淫穢；猥褻的言語（或行為）

來自obscene,淫穢的，下流的。

obscenity (n.)

1580s, "obscene quality," from French obscénité, from Latin obscenitatem (nominative obscenitas) "inauspiciousness, filthiness," from obscenus "offensive" (see obscene). Meaning "a foul or loathsome act" is 1610s. Sense of "an obscene utterance or word" is attested by 1690. Related: Obscenities.

1. He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity.

他堅持認為這些照片並非藝術，而是色情。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Cramer spat an obscenity.

克拉默憤憤地罵了一句髒話。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.

編輯因刊載汙穢文字而被起訴。

來自《權威詞典》

4. Existing laws on obscenity are to be tightened.

禁止色情的現行法律應更加嚴厲.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. James Joyce justified his use of "obscenity" on the grounds that it was a natural part of life.

詹姆斯·喬伊斯以“淫穢”是生活的正常部分為由為自己運用“淫穢”進行辯解。

來自柯林斯例句