perversion
n
1
(a) [U] changing sth from right to wrong; perverting 變錯; 變壞; 反常
the perversion of innocence 純潔心靈的變壞
the perversion of the evidence to suit powerful interests 因利欲熏心而顛倒是非.
(b) [C] perverted form of sth; distortion 歪曲; 顛倒; 曲解
Her account was a perversion of the truth. 她所講的歪曲了事實.
2 [U]
(a) (esp of sexual feelings) being or becoming unnatural or abnormal (尤指對性的情感)反常, 異常
the perversion of normal desires 欲望的反常.
(b) [C] (esp sexual) taste or desire which has been perverted (尤指性的)變態心理, 倒錯
the treatment of sexual perversion by psychotherapy 用心理療法醫治性變態
His craving for publicity has become almost a perversion. 他渴望出風頭已跡近病態.