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tur·pi·tude /ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd $ ˈtɜːrpɪtuːd/ noun [uncountable] formalBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS very immoral behaviour 邪恶,堕落 laziness and moral turpitude 懒惰和道德败坏Examples from the Corpusturpitude• This was long before Eastern Airlines fired him for moral turpitude and for making false claims about a medical background.• There may be no moral turpitude or manipulation as such.• This would lead to a graph of illegalities graded according to moral turpitude.moral turpitude• This was long before Eastern Airlines fired him for moral turpitude and for making false claims about a medical background.• It kept them from moral turpitude. 21.• There may be no moral turpitude or manipulation as such.• a crime of moral turpitude• This would lead to a graph of illegalities graded according to moral turpitude.Origin turpitude (1400-1500) Latin turpitudo, from turpis “very bad or evil”tur·pi·tude nounChineseSyllable Corpus immoral behaviour very |