Word · Frequency #38846
defilement
/diˈfailmənt/
noun
污染；污秽；玷污
核心释义
the state of being polluted or made unclean
- 1.
玷污的行为
The act of defiling.
- 2.
被玷污的状态
The state of being defiled.
- 3.
通过覆盖或在暴露侧建高护墙来保护堡垒内墙免受侧翼火力的侵害
The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
玷污的行为；被玷污的状态；通过覆盖或在暴露侧建高护墙来保护堡垒内墙免受侧翼火力的侵害；弄脏；污秽
用法In use
The defilement of the river made it unsafe for swimming.
用法提示：这里 defilement 是不可数名词，意为“污染、污秽”，表示河流被污染的状态。
They spent months cleaning up the defilement left by the abandoned factory.
用法提示：defilement 在此作名词，指工厂造成的污染残留物或被污染的状态。
The defilement of the ancient monument shocked the local community.
用法提示：defilement 是名词，表示纪念碑被污染、玷污的状态。
defilement of [noun phrase]
The defilement of the sacred site angered the community.
对圣地的玷污激怒了社区。
[possessive noun phrase] defilement
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- defile
- 弄脏；玷污 · defile是动词，表示弄脏的动作；defilement是名词，表示被弄脏的状态或结果
- pollution
- 污染 · pollution通常指环境污染，范围较广；defilement多指道德或精神上的玷污
- contamination
- 污染；玷污 · contamination多指具体物质的污染（如化学、细菌），定义较窄；defilement可指抽象玷污
词族Word family
- defilements
- plural
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