perversion
/pəˈvɜːʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the alteration of something from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended错乱, 反常; 歪曲, 曲解; 误用; 颠倒:
the perversion of the language with nonsensical idioms
无意义的习语对语言的扭曲
count noun a scandalous perversion of the law.令人愤慨的对法律的曲解。
1.1
- sexual behaviour or desire that is considered abnormal or unacceptable性倒错; 性欲反常; 性变态。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin perversio(n-), from the verb pervertere 'turn about' (see PERVERT).