iniquity
英 [?'n?kw?t?]
美[?'n?kw?ti]
- n. 邪惡；不公正
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?iniquities;
中文詞源
iniquity 不公正
in-,不，非，-iqu,平等，公正，詞源同equal,equality.
英文詞源
- iniquity
- iniquity: see equal
- iniquity (n.)
- c. 1300, "hostility, malevolence; a hostile action," from Old French iniquité "wickedness, unfavorable situation," from Latin iniquitatem (nominative iniquitas) "unequalness, unevenness, injustice," noun of quality from iniquus "unjust, unequal; slanting, steep," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + aequus "just, equal" (see equal (adj.)). For vowel change, see acquisition. Meaning "evil, wickedness" is from late 14c.
雙語例句
- 1. A disco isn't exactly a den of iniquity.
- 迪斯科舞廳并非藏污納垢之處。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the iniquity of racial prejudice
- 種族偏見的罪惡
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.
- 調(diào)查結果顯示他是一個不法之徒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. War is an iniquity.
- 戰(zhàn)爭是罪惡的.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. He had plumbed the very depths of iniquity.
- 他已經(jīng)深測了罪惡的深淵.
來自辭典例句
