obscenity
noun uk/əbˈsen.ə.ti/ us/əbˈsen.ə.t̬i/
[ C or U ]淫秽;猥亵;下流
the fact that something is obscene
The people who made that movie could be prosecuted for obscenity. 拍摄那部电影的人会因其中的淫秽镜头而被起诉。
Such deliberate destruction of the environment is an obscenity (= offensive and shocking). 这种蓄意破坏环境的行为令人发指。
obscenity laws 反淫秽法
[ C usually plural ]下流话；淫秽的言辞
a very offensive or sexually shocking word or sentence
He was shouting and screaming obscenities. 他叫骂着不堪入耳的下流话。