Word · Frequency #22690
desecrate
亵渎；玷污
to treat a sacred place or language with disrespect; to violate its sacred character
- 1.
To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
亵渎或违反某物的神圣性。
- 2.
To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.
去除某人或某物的神圣性；使不再神圣。
- 3.
To change in an inappropriate and destructive manner.
以不恰当且破坏性的方式改变。
解除祝圣；使不再神圣；亵渎或违反某物的神圣性。；去除某人或某物的神圣性；使不再神圣。；以不恰当且破坏性的方式改变。；供俗用
In use
The old chapel was desecrated when vandals painted graffiti on its walls.
Tearing down the ancient temple would desecrate a site that has been sacred for centuries.
The visitors were criticized for desecrating the sacred forest by leaving rubbish everywhere.
desecrate + noun (a sacred place/object)
宾语通常是神圣或有尊严的事物。
Vandals desecrated the ancient temple.
破坏分子亵渎了这座古庙。
be desecrated (passive)
被动语态强调受害者被侵犯。
The cemetery was desecrated by unknown persons.
墓地被不明人士亵渎了。
desecrate + noun + by + noun phrase (agent)
by 短语表示亵渎的方式或施动者。
Connections
Collocations
- desecrate a grave
- 亵渎坟墓
- Vandals desecrated the grave with graffiti.破坏者用涂鸦亵渎了这座坟墓。
- desecrate a church
- 亵渎教堂
- The thieves desecrated the church by stealing the altar.窃贼偷走祭坛，亵渎了教堂。
- desecrate a holy site
- 亵渎圣地
- No one should desecrate a holy site.任何人都不应亵渎圣地。
- desecrate a memorial
- 玷污纪念碑
- They were arrested for desecrating a war memorial.他们因玷污战争纪念碑而被捕。
- desecrate the flag
- 玷污国旗
- He was criticized for desecrating the national flag.他因玷污国旗而受到批评。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：desecrate = de(去除) + secr(与sacred同源，神圣) + ate(动词) → 去掉神圣性，即亵渎。想象有人把圣像涂脏。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious sites or sacred objects、historical monuments or memorials、formal writing 该词属于正式用词，多用于书面语或正式语境，通常指亵渎宗教场所、圣物或破坏具有神圣意义的事物；日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -crate 结尾，但都不与 desecrate 押韵。desecrate 读作 /ˈdesɪkreɪt/（重音在第一音节），consecrate 重音在 con-，execrate 重音在 ex-，crate 为单音节。execrate 与 desecrate 拼写相近，但中间辅音不同（/ks/ 与 /s/）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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