| 单词 | indecency |
| 释义 | indecency (once / 5755 pages) n Indecency is the habit or action of being offensive or improper. Indecency is banned on television during times that children might be watching. If you tell dirty jokes or deeply offend a friend, you could be accused of indecency. Swearing on a radio broadcast or showing an extremely violent scene in a movie meant for kids are both examples of indecency that are punishable by law. Indecency comes from the Latin word indecentem, "not decent" or "in bad taste," from the roots in-, "not," and decentem, "fitting or proper." WORD FAMILYindecency: indecencies+/decency: decencies/decent: decency, decenter, decentest, decently, indecent/indecent: indecency, indecenter, indecently USAGE EXAMPLESSome scenes in the trailer are a little more suggestive, though there might be a public indecency law broken in one of them. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Unexpectedly, his arrest on charges of public indecency in 1998 and his subsequent outing reinvigorated him. BBC(Dec 26, 2016) Visitors will learn how the public image of these dancers has evolved; in the early days, they were sometimes arrested and charged with indecency. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) 1n the quality of being indecent Ant|Hypo|Hyper decency the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality immodesty the trait of being vain and conceited enormity, outrageousnessthe quality of being outrageous bawdiness, lewdness, obscenity, salaciousness, salacitythe trait of behaving in an obscene manner dirtiness, smuttinessobscenity in speech or writing improperness, impropriety an improper demeanor 2n an indecent or improper act Syn|Hypo|Hyper impropriety obscenity an obscene act misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed improper or wicked or immoral behavior |
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