汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 伤风败俗
伤风败俗 (傷風敗俗)
offending public morals (idiom)
伤、败 corrupt / Refers to corrupting social customs / It is mostly used to condemn morally corrupt behavior
损坏风俗习气伤风败俗,传笑四方。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他从未做过任何伤风败俗的事。

He's never done anything injurious to morals.

禅师法海认为他们的结合违反传统婚姻,伤风败俗

Fahai, a Buddhist monk, regarded their union as a violation of the conventions regarding marriage and an example of moral degeneration.

由于害怕苏格拉底会诱导伤风败俗和不忠不信,希腊贵族将他送上了法庭。

Fearing that Socrates encouraged immorality and disloyalty, the Greek bigwigs put him on trial.

后两本书因“伤风败俗”被禁止发行了,但却人人都知道这两本书,因为是小说出版后被禁止的。

The last two had been banned for “decadence, ” but they were widely known, because the ban had been imposed after they were published.

新世纪的这版词典还附上了1911年版的词典,这说明在英国人看来,neon(霓虹灯)、petticoat(衬裙)和“伤风败俗的舞蹈”the can can(康康舞)这些词都同样值得被重视。

But its new centenary edition includes a copy of the 1911 version, which shows Britons thought the words neon, petticoat, and 'indecent dance' the Cancan all deserved similar recognition.