Word · Frequency #12535
Fully loadedobscenity
淫秽；猥亵
the quality of being obscene
- 1.
Something that is obscene.
淫秽的事物
- 2.
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
以淫秽方式行事的特质
- 3.
An act of obscene behaviour.
淫秽行为的表现
- 4.
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
冒犯性或下流的词语或短语
- 5.
Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
特指冒犯性的词；亵渎语；脏话
- 6.
an obscene act
淫秽行为
- 7.
Lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour or material.
淫荡、下流或冒犯性的行为或材料
- 8.
The fact of being obscene.
淫秽性；淫秽的事实
淫秽的事物；以淫秽方式行事的特质；淫秽行为的表现；冒犯性或下流的词语或短语；特指冒犯性的词；亵渎语；脏话
In use
The movie was banned because of its obscenity.
He shouted obscenities at the driver who cut him off.
The court fined the website for publishing obscenity.
the obscenity of sth
obscenity 在此为不可数名词，指“淫秽”的性质，后接 of 说明对象。
The obscenity of the film made it impossible to broadcast.
这部电影的淫秽内容使其无法播出。
shout obscenities at sb
obscenities 常用复数，指具体的污言秽语。
The crowd shouted obscenities at the players.
人群向球员们高声辱骂。
be arrested for obscenity
法律语境中，obscenity 指“猥亵、淫秽”行为或内容，常与 arrest、charge 等法律动词连用。
Connections
Collocations
- shout obscenities
- 大声骂脏话
- He was arrested for shouting obscenities at the referee.他因冲着裁判大声骂脏话而被捕。
- mutter obscenities
- 低声骂脏话
- She muttered obscenities under her breath as she left the room.她离开房间时低声骂着脏话。
- obscenity laws
- 反淫秽法
- The book was banned under the country's obscenity laws.这本书根据该国的反淫秽法被禁。
- obscenity charge
- 猥亵指控
- The singer faced an obscenity charge after the concert.这位歌手在那场演唱会后面临猥亵指控。
- public obscenity
- 公开猥亵
- Public obscenity is a criminal offense in many jurisdictions.在许多司法辖区，公开猥亵是刑事犯罪。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 obscenity 拆成 obscene（淫秽的）+ ity，想象有人当众做猥亵动作、说脏话的画面，那就是 obscenity。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律/正式文书、新闻报道、公共讨论 obscenity 比较常见于正式、法律或媒体讨论中，表示“淫秽的言语/行为”；随意的日常口语中通常更常用 swear word、dirty word 等说法。注意它带有明显的负面评价色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：serenity (/sɪˈrɛnɪti/) 和 amenity (/əˈmɛnɪti/) 与 obscenity 的重读元音及后续音相同（/ɛnɪti/）。注意形近的 -anity 结尾词：profanity (/prəˈfænɪti/)、vanity (/ˈvænɪti/) 的重读元音为 /æ/，因此不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.