current ills; social maladies
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
current social ills; contemporary maladies; prevalent abuses
formalFormal and literary term referring to social maladies, abuses, or systemic problems prevalent in contemporary society. Commonly used in written discourse, journalism, academic writing, and literary criticism to critique societal conditions.
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
xiān先
sheng生
de的
xiǎo小
shuō说
shēn深
kè刻
jiē揭
lù露
le了
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
zhǒng种
zhǒng种
shì时
bì弊
。
Mr. Lu Xun's novels profoundly exposed the various social ills of the old society.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
dà大
dǎn胆
zhǐ指
chén陈
le了
dāng当
jīn今
jiào教
yù育
jiè界
de的
shì时
bì弊
。
This report boldly pointed out the current maladies in today's education sector.
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Zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
jì记
zhě者
，
jiē揭
lù露
shì时
bì弊
、
kuāng匡
fú扶
zhèng正
yì义
shì是
tā他
de的
zhí职
zé责
suǒ所
zài在
。
As a journalist, exposing social evils and upholding justice are his inherent duties.