Defilement
“Defilement”是一个名词,表示玷污、亵渎,指污染、玷污或亵渎神圣事物的行为。这个词强调玷污和亵渎。
- The defilement of the temple was shocking. (寺庙的亵渎令人震惊。)
- The defilement of nature angered many. (对自然的玷污激怒了许多人。)
- She spoke against the defilement of tradition. (她反对对传统的玷污。)
“Defilement”来自动词 “defile”(玷污),加上后缀 “-ment”(名词后缀,表示动作)。
- 前缀:de-(降低)
- 词根:file(污染)
- 后缀:-ment(名词后缀)
“Defilement”是正式用词,常用于描述污染、玷污的行为,在正式和文学语境中经常使用。
- 动词形式:defile(玷污)
可以将 “defilement” 与 “defile”(玷污)联系起来,“-ment” 后缀将其变为名词形式。
When vandals spray-painted graffiti on the historic church, many saw it as defilement - they had desecrated something sacred and beautiful. The defilement of places that matter to people is deeply hurtful. It’s like someone destroying something you care about just for the sake of destruction.
当破坏者在历史悠久的教堂上喷涂涂鸦时,许多人认为这是亵渎——他们亵渎了神圣而美丽的东西。对人们重要地方的玷污是深深伤害的。就像有人为了破坏而破坏你关心的事情。