Word · Frequency #28673
depraved
使堕落；使腐化
depraved is the past of deprave.
核心释义
to make morally bad; to corrupt
- 1.
说坏话；贬低；诽谤；辱骂。
To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
- 2.
使变坏或更糟；败坏；腐蚀。
To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
诋毁；诽谤；说坏话；贬低；诽谤；辱骂。；使变坏或更糟；败坏；腐蚀。；使堕落；使腐败；[法] 堕落
用法In use
Violent video games are often blamed for depraving young minds.
用法提示：动词 deprave 的现在分词形式 depraving，表示‘使堕落’的动作。
He was depraved by his wealthy, irresponsible friends.
用法提示：被动语态 was depraved，表示‘被引诱堕落’。
Absolute power, it is said, depraves absolutely.
用法提示：第三人称单数形式 depraves，表示‘使……腐败’的普遍真理。
deprave + noun/pronoun
及物动词，后接宾语。
Gambling depraves many young people.
赌博使许多年轻人堕落。
be depraved + by + noun/pronoun
被动语态，表示受外界影响而堕落。
He was depraved by bad company.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- deprave and corrupt
- 使堕落并败坏；使人道德败坏
- The novel was banned for tending to deprave and corrupt its readers.这部小说因容易使读者堕落和道德败坏而被禁止。
- deprave the mind
- 毒害心灵；腐蚀思想
- Constant exposure to cruelty can deprave the mind.长期接触残忍之事会毒害心灵。
- deprave public morals
- 败坏公共道德
- The government accused the film of trying to deprave public morals.政府指责该影片企图败坏公共道德。
- deprave the young
- 使年轻人堕落；毒害年轻人
- These books were once considered likely to deprave the young.这些书曾被认为可能使年轻人堕落。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：'de'像'低'，'prave'像'prey猎物'——被拖向低处成猎物，即使堕落/败坏。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal texts、moral or religious discussion deprave 通常用于较正式的书面语、法律条文和道德论述，表示‘使堕落、腐化’；在日常口语中很少出现。学习者可优先记住这一正式用法。
语法说明Grammar Note
This verb is transitive, requiring a direct object.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些都和 deprave 的重读部分 /preɪv/ 押韵，词尾拼写都是 -ave，读作 /eɪv/。注意形近词 deprive /dɪˈpraɪv/ 不押韵，元音是 /aɪ/。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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