[with obj.]make (someone) immoral or wicked 使(某人)堕落(或变坏) this book would deprave and corrupt young children. 这本书会让孩子们堕落变坏的。
派生 depravation noun 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'pervert the meaning or intention of something'): from Old French depraver or Latin depravare, from de- 'down, thoroughly' + pravus 'crooked, perverse'