perversion
英[pə'vɜːʃ(ə)n]
美
- n. 反常；颠倒；曲解；误用；堕落
词态变化
复数: perversions;
助记提示
1、per- "through" 在这里引申为：由好的一方面through到不好的一方面，=> away；同类单词：pervert, perjury.
2、per- + vers- + -ion.
3、literally "turn sb or sth through to the wrong way".
4、动词pervert的名词形式。
5、颠倒是非，彻底的、完全的(per-)颠倒(turn)了。
中文词源
perversion 颠倒，反常，性变态
来自pervert,使颠倒，-s,过去分词格。
英文词源
- perversion (n.)
- late 14c., "action of turning aside from truth, corruption, distortion" (originally of religious beliefs), from Latin perversionem (nominative perversio) "a turning about," noun of action from past participle stem of pervertere (see pervert (v.)). Psychological sense of "disorder of sexual behavior in which satisfaction is sought through channels other than those of normal heterosexual intercourse" is from 1892, originally including homosexuality.
Perversions are defined as unnatural acts, acts contrary to nature, bestial, abominable, and detestable. Such laws are interpretable only in accordance with the ancient tradition of the English common law which ... is committed to the doctrine that no sexual activity is justifiable unless its objective is procreation. [A.C. Kinsey, et.al., "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male," 1948]
双语例句
- 1. the perversion of justice
- 对正义的歪曲
来自《权威词典》
- 2. What monstrous perversion of the human spirit leads a sniper to open fire on a bus carrying children?
- 是何等可怕的心理扭曲会导致狙击手向载满儿童的公共汽车开火？
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. In its most general sense, corruption means the perversion or abandonment.
- 就其最一般的意义上说, 舞弊就是堕落,就是背离准则.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Her account was a perversion of the truth.
- 她所讲的歪曲了事实.
来自辞典例句
- 5. His craving for publicity has become almost a perversion.
- 他渴望出风头已迹近病态.
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