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indecency

noun
🔊/ɪnˈdiːsnsi/
🔊/ɪnˈdiːsnsi/
(plural indecencies)
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  1. [uncountable] behaviour that is thought to be morally or sexually offensive下流的行为；猥亵
    • He was appalled by the indecency of their songs.他们的曲调使他感到震惊。
    • an act of gross indecency (= in the past, a sexual act that was a criminal offence)严重猥亵（罪）
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • gross
    • public
    • broadcast
    • …
    phrases
    • an act of indecency
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  2. [countable, usually singular] an indecent act, expression, etc.下流的动作（或表情等）
    • He shouted indecencies at anyone who passed.他对过世的任何人大喊大叫。