4N-COUNT 罪恶;恶行;不道德的行为 A sin is any action or behaviour that people disapprove of or consider morally wrong. 罪恶;恶行;不道德的行为
...the sin of arrogant hard-heartedness.
傲慢无情的恶行
The ultimate sin was not infidelity, but public mention which led to scandal.
最大的罪过不是通奸而是公众议论,是它导致了丑闻的发生。
5PHRASE 同居 If you say that a man and a woman are living in sin, you mean that they are living together as a couple although they are not married. 同居 [old-fashioned]
I count religion but a childish toy And hold there is no sin but ignoranceChristopher MarloweThe Jew of Malta
Be sure your sin will find you outBible: Numbers
I used to be Snow White - but I driftedMae West
The wages of sin is deathBible: Romans
more sinn'd against than sinningWilliam ShakespeareKing Lear
All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose lifeRebecca WestTime and Tide
There's no such thing as an original sinElvis CostelloI'm not Angry
Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snowBible: Isaiah
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewithBible: Ecclesiasticus
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in usBible: I John
It is public scandal that constitutes offence, and to sin in secret is not to sin at allMolièreLe Tartuffe