đồi trụy
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Depraved, degenerate, corrupt: Describes a state of extreme moral corruption, often involving excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, vice, or perversion. It implies a fall from a proper moral standard.
- Decadent: Can describe something characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline, often linked to excessive luxury and self-indulgence.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lối sống đồi trụy đó đã hủy hoại anh ta. (That depraved lifestyle destroyed him.)
- Bộ phim bị cấm chiếu vì chứa đựng những nội dung đồi trụy. (The film was banned for containing decadent/depraved content.)
- Những tư tưởng đồi trụy không được chấp nhận trong xã hội. (Depraved/degenerate ideas are not accepted in society.)
Advanced Usage
- "sự đồi trụy" (noun): The state or quality of being depraved; depravity, degeneracy.
- Sự đồi trụy của tầng lớp quý tộc cuối cùng đã dẫn đến sự sụp đổ. (The degeneracy of the nobility ultimately led to its downfall.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đồi bại (adj): Synonymous with , meaning corrupt, depraved. It often emphasizes moral decay.
- Suy đồi (adj/verb): To degenerate, to decay; describes the process of moral or physical decline.
- Trụy lạc (adj): Dissolute, debauched; specifically emphasizes a life given over to sensual pleasures and vice.
Synonyms
- Depraved: Morally corrupt; wicked.
- Degenerate: Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.
- Decadent: Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
- Dissolute: Lax in morals; licentious.
Related Phrases
- Lối sống đồi trụy: A depraved/dissolute lifestyle.
- Văn hóa đồi trụy: Decadent culture.
- Tư tưởng đồi trụy: Depraved/degenerate ideas.
Notes on Meaning
- The word đồi trụy carries a strong negative moral judgment. It is not a neutral term and is used to condemn behavior, art, or ideas considered to be extremely morally corrupt, often with connotations of sexual vice and excess.
- It is more severe than simply "immoral" () and implies a profound level of corruption and decay.
- Depraved
- Cuộc sống ăn chơi đồi trụyA depraved life of pleasure