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an iniquity
用不定冠词表示具体的某种不公正行为。
The law was seen as an iniquity.
该法律被视为一种不公正。
邪恶；罪孽；不公正
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邪恶；罪孽；不公正
Gross injustice or wickedness; sin.
The law was seen as an iniquity.
该法律被视为一种不公正。
偏离正义；严重的不公正、罪恶、邪恶。
Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.
极大的不公正或不公平的行为；罪恶或邪恶的行为；不可原谅的行为。
An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.
The judge was committed to fighting the iniquity that plagued the justice system.
这位法官致力于打击困扰司法体系的不公正现象。
They protested against the iniquities of the outdated labor laws.
他们抗议过时劳动法中的种种不公条款。
Her novel exposes the social iniquity hidden beneath the city's prosperity.
她的小说揭露了城市繁荣背后隐藏的社会不公。
用不定冠词表示具体的某种不公正行为。
The law was seen as an iniquity.
该法律被视为一种不公正。
后接名词或动名词，强调某事物的不公正性质。
They protested the iniquity of the tax system.
他们抗议税收制度的不公正。
复数形式指多种不公正行为或现象。
The novel exposes the iniquities of the regime.
这部小说揭露了该政权的种种不公正。
Not this
It was an iniquity decision.
Use this
It was an iniquitous decision.
iniquity 是名词，不能直接修饰名词。修饰名词时应使用其形容词形式 iniquitous。
Not this
There are many iniquity in the world.
Use this
There are many iniquities in the world.
当表示具体的不公正行为时，iniquity 是可数名词，复数形式为 iniquities。此处 many 要求复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
罪恶的巢穴；藏污纳垢之地
The old mansion was described as a den of iniquity.
那座老宅被形容为藏污纳垢之地。
作恶；犯罪
Those who commit iniquity will not escape justice.
作恶的人逃不过正义的惩罚。
赦免罪恶
The prayer asks God to forgive iniquity and restore the soul.
这篇祷告祈求上帝赦免罪愆，使灵魂复原。
罪恶深重；浸淫于罪恶之中
He was raised in a society steeped in iniquity.
他在一个罪恶深重的社会中长大。
罪恶巢穴；藏污纳垢之地
Neighbors complained that the nightclub had become a den of iniquity.
邻居们抱怨这家夜总会已经变成了藏污纳垢之地。
罪恶渊薮；极度堕落之地
The port town was once called a sink of iniquity by visiting preachers.
这座港口小镇曾被来访的牧师称为罪恶渊薮。
看哪，我是在罪孽里生的，我母亲在罪中怀了我。（《圣经·诗篇》51:5）
The journalist risked her life to expose the iniquity of the mining company.
这名记者冒着生命危险揭露了矿业公司的邪恶行径。
追讨父亲的罪孽，直到三四代。（《圣经·出埃及记》20:5）
In her novel, the author shows how the iniquity of war destroys innocent lives.
在小说中，作者展现了战争的罪恶如何摧毁无辜的生命。
Use iniquity naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 equity（公平/公正）——iniquity 是它的反面，指邪恶、不义、罪孽。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、religious texts、literary works 该词属于正式用语，通常用于书面语，多出现在宗教、文学或严肃讨论中，指严重的邪恶或不义。日常口语中较少使用。
Antiquity and ubiquity rhyme with iniquity: from the stressed vowel onward they share /ɪkwɪti/. Beware the lookalikes equity and inequity: equity stresses the first syllable (/ˈe-/), and inequity has a stressed /e/ in the second syllable, so neither rhymes with iniquity.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.