obscene
obscene 英 [əbˈsi:n] 美 [ɑbˈsin, əb-]
adj. 淫秽的；猥亵的；大得惊人的
obscene gestures, obscene language, obscene books 淫秽的姿态╱语言╱书籍
an obscene phone call 色情骚扰电话
- Obscene describes something that is morally offensive in a sexual way. It's never a good idea to use obscene language at school.
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- adj. 淫秽的；猥亵的；大得惊人的
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1. obscene gestures, obscene language, obscene books
淫秽的姿态╱语言╱书籍
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2. an obscene phone call
色情骚扰电话
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3. He earns an obscene amount of money.
他捞了一大笔昧心钱。
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4. to behave obscenely
举止下流
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5. obscenely rich
富得流油
- obscene (adj.) 1590s, "offensive to the senses, or to taste and refinement," from Middle French obscène (16c.), from Latin obscenus "offensive," especially to modesty, originally "boding ill, inauspicious," of unknown origin; perhaps from ob "in front of" (see ob-) + caenum "filth." Meaning "offensive to modesty or decency" is attested from 1590s. Legally, in U.S., it hinged on "whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest." [Justice William Brennan, "Roth v. United States," June 24, 1957]; refined in 1973 by "Miller v. California":
ob·scene / əbˈsiːn ; NAmE əbˈsiːn / adjective 1 connected with sex in a way that most people find offensive 淫秽的；猥亵的；下流的 ◆ obscene gestures/language/books 淫秽的姿态╱语言╱书籍 ◆ an obscene phone call (= in which sb says obscenethings) 色情骚扰电话 2 extremely large in size or amount in a way that most people find unacceptable and offensive （数量等）大得惊人的，骇人听闻的 SYN outrageous ◆ He earns an obscene amount of money. 他捞了一大笔昧心钱。 ◆ It's obscene to spend so much on food when millions are starving. 当数以百万的人忍饥捱饿时，饮食上挥霍无度是天理难容的。 ▶ ob·scene·ly / əbˈsiːnli ; NAmE əbˈsiːnli / adverb ◆ to behave obscenely 举止下流 ◆ obscenely rich 富得流油 ob·scene / əbˈsiːn ; NAmE əbˈsiːn / ob·scene·ly / əbˈsiːnli ; NAmE əbˈsiːnli /
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