obscenity

noun

1. 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
2. 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。

1. N-UNCOUNT 淫秽；色情；猥亵
   Obscenity is 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。
2. N-VAR 猥亵的话；下流话
   An obscenity is 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。
3. 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 as an 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. Cramer spat an obscenity.
   克拉默愤愤地骂了一句脏话。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. The relative subtlety stimulates the imagination, while casual obscenity drowns it out.
   含蓄的暗示会刺激人的想像，而随随便便的淫秽会将想像力淹没。
8. Recently a new computer system has been installed, which we all find frustrating but he keeps shouting a strong obscenity at the screen.
   最近，公司里安装了新的计算机系统，我们都觉得这个系统很烦人，而他则不断对着屏幕喊不堪入耳的脏话。
9. And former academics can find kindred souls at blogs like Chronicles of a Recovering Academic and Dr. Outta Here ( obscenity alert).
   这些曾经的学者可以在《学术复苏编年史》（ChroniclesofaRecoveringAcademic）和《前博士汇聚地》（Dr.OuttaHere，需警惕淫秽内容）等博客上找到同道中人。
10. Even in the case of question about obscenity.
    即使是在淫秽这个问题上。
11. 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。
12. Such deliberate destruction of the environment is an obscenity.
    对环境的这种蓄意破坏是一件可憎的事。
13. 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。
14. Or the obscenity laws may be used as a pretext to censor other material.
    有关“淫秽”的法律也可能被用作禁止其他材料的借口。
15. The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.
    编辑们因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
16. 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。
17. "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。
18. How about violation of federal obscenity laws?
    触犯联邦猥亵法律如何？
19. In Ramadan, we don't only abstain from food, drink, smoking, marital sex, but also we abstain form all kinds of immoral acts and obscenity.
    在斋月，我们不仅仅戒除食物，饮料，香烟，房事，而且我们要戒除所有不道德的行为与猥亵。
20. Laws concerning obscenity, indecency, and violence.
    有关淫秽、猥亵和暴力的法津。
21. 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。
22. Obscenity can is find in every book except the telephone directory.
    除了电话簿之外，任何一本书中都可以找猥亵性。
23. The meanness of anonymity gave a shuddering obscenity to the moment.
    这种匿名的卑鄙行为使他一时觉得下流得让人吃不消。
24. The 1997 new criminal law determines the nature of forced sodomy as coercive obscenity, which does not tally with reality, and it bears remarkable legal loopholes.
    1997年新刑法将强行鸡奸定性为强制猥亵，这并不符合实际，同时它还存在着一些比较明显的法律漏洞。
25. In the research of obscene information involved in crime, one should first grasps the nature of the concept of obscenity, then analyze their characteristics, and further summarize the concept and characteristics of obscenity crimes.
    在研究淫秽信息涉罪问题过程中，首先应当在本质上把握淫秽信息的概念，进而分析其特点，从而归纳出淫秽信息犯罪的概念以及特点。
26. 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。
27. In the image of the Catcher, Holden is talking about the fall from the innocence of childhood into the obscenity and phoniness of adulthood.
    在麦田里的守望者这一意象中，霍尔顿谈到了从童年的纯真无邪坠落到成人世界的虚伪龌龊。

noun

1. an obscene act

2. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner

   Synonym:    lewdnessbawdinesssalaciousnesssalacity

3. an offensive or indecent word or phrase

   Synonym:    smutvulgarismfilthdirty word