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单词 deformity
释义 de·for·mi·ty
\də̇ˈfȯ(r)məd.ē, dēˈ-, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English deformite, from Middle French deformité, from Latin deformitat-, deformitas, from deformis deformed + -tat-, -tas -ty — more at deform
1. : the state of being deformed
2. : a conspicuous departure from regularity in shape or appearance : disfigurement
 < acne … so pronounced as to amount to positive deformity — H.G.Armstrong >
: a physical blemish or distortion : malformation
 < the dwarf's humpbacked deformity >
3.
 a. : the state or result of having deviated from what is accepted as right, proper, or beautiful especially in art or in moral behavior : ugliness, depravity
  < all the perversities and deformities of humanity — Dudley Fitts >
 b. : flaw, impropriety, corruption
  < if he attempted decoration, seldom produced anything by deformity — T.B.Macaulay >
4. : a deformed person or thing
 < hardly men, mere walking deformities >
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