Word · Frequency #22690
desecrates
亵渎;玷污
desecrates is the third person singular of desecrate.
核心释义
to treat a sacred place or language with disrespect; to violate its sacred character
- 1.
亵渎或违反某物的神圣性。
To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
- 2.
去除某人或某物的神圣性;使不再神圣。
To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.
- 3.
以不恰当且破坏性的方式改变。
To change in an inappropriate and destructive manner.
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
用法In use
The old chapel was desecrated when vandals painted graffiti on its walls.
用法提示:desecrated 为过去分词,用于被动语态,表示神圣场所被亵渎。
Tearing down the ancient temple would desecrate a site that has been sacred for centuries.
用法提示:desecrate 为动词原形,在 would 后表示可能造成的亵渎行为。
The visitors were criticized for desecrating the sacred forest by leaving rubbish everywhere.
用法提示:desecrating 为现在分词,在介词 for 后构成动名词短语,表示亵渎的行为。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/)。
用法优先级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。
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