Word
wrongfulness
noun
不法性；错误性；不正当性
the state or quality of being wrongful; the fact of being unjust, illegal, or morally wrong
- 1.
The state or quality of being wrongful.
不法状态；错误的性质。
不法状态；错误的性质。；不公正; 不公平; 不正当; 不合法
In use
The wrongfulness of the prank was clear to all the students after the teacher explained the damage it caused.
She realized the wrongfulness of lying on her job application only after she was hired.
Few people stop to think about the wrongfulness of sharing private photos online.
the wrongfulness of [noun]
The committee debated the wrongfulness of the proposed action.
委员会就所提议行动的不正当性进行了辩论。
[verb] the wrongfulness of [noun]
常与argue, challenge, acknowledge等动词搭配。
The lawyer argued the wrongfulness of the contract terms.
律师对合同条款的合法性提出了异议。
Common mistakes
The decision was wrongfulness.The decision was wrongful.
wrongfulness 是名词，不能用作形容词。应该使用形容词 wrongful 表示“不正当的”。
He was accused wrongfulness.He was accused wrongfully.
wrongfulness 是名词，不能用作副词修饰动词。应该使用副词 wrongfully 表示“不公正地”。
Connections
Confusing words
- injustice
- 不公正 · 指具体的不公正行为或状况，而wrongfulness更强调违背法律或道德原则的性质
- unfairness
- 不公平 · 偏重主观上的不平等对待，而wrongfulness更侧重法律或道德层面的不正当
- wrongness
- 错误 · 指事实或道德上的不正确，而wrongfulness专指法律或道德上的不正当性质
Word family
- wrong
- 错误的；不对的 · adj
- wrongful
- 不法的；不正当的 · adj
- wrongfully
- 不法地；错误地 · adv
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常不可数
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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.