英语词汇depravation的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	depravation
词源	depravation n. 1560s, "act of becoming bad or worse;" 1570s, "depraved or corrupt quality or character," from Latin depravationem (nominative depravatio) "a perverting, distorting, corrupting," noun of action from past-participle stem of depravare "distort, disfigure; pervert, seduce, corrupt" (see deprave). Entries linking to depravation deprave v. late 14c., depraven, "corrupt, lead astray, pervert," from Old French depraver "to pervert; accuse" (14c.) and directly from Latin depravare "distort, disfigure;" figuratively "to pervert, seduce, corrupt," from de- "completely" (see de-) + pravus "crooked," which is of unknown etymology. Related: Depraved; depraving. updated on July 30, 2018
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depravation n.