来自obscene,淫秽的，下流的。

1. He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity.

他坚持认为这些照片并非艺术，而是色情。

2. Cramer spat an obscenity.

克拉默愤愤地骂了一句脏话。

3. The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity.

编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。

4. Existing laws on obscenity are to be tightened.

禁止色情的现行法律应更加严厉.

5. James Joyce justified his use of "obscenity" on the grounds that it was a natural part of life.

詹姆斯·乔伊斯以“淫秽”是生活的正常部分为由为自己运用“淫秽”进行辩解。