the desecration of [sth]
desecration 指抽象行为时通常作不可数名词,后接 of 引出被亵渎的对象。
The desecration of the ancient shrine provoked public anger.
对这座古神殿的亵渎激起了公愤。
亵渎;玷污;污辱
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
亵渎;玷污;污辱
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
The desecration of the ancient shrine provoked public anger.
对这座古神殿的亵渎激起了公愤。
对被视为神圣的事物表示不敬或亵渎的行为。
An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
The vandals' desecration of the old chapel shocked the whole village.
破坏者对古老小教堂的亵渎震惊了整个村庄。
They saw the graffiti as a desecration of the war memorial.
他们把那些涂鸦视为对战亡者纪念碑的玷污。
The museum condemned the desecration of the ancient religious artifacts.
博物馆谴责了对古代宗教文物的亵渎。
desecration 指抽象行为时通常作不可数名词,后接 of 引出被亵渎的对象。
The desecration of the ancient shrine provoked public anger.
对这座古神殿的亵渎激起了公愤。
该结构用 act 表示具体行为,desecration 本身仍按不可数名词使用。
Vandalizing the war memorial was an act of desecration.
破坏战争纪念碑是一种亵渎行为。
Not this
He desecration the temple.
Use this
He desecrated the temple.
desecration 是名词,不能直接作谓语。此处需要动词 desecrate 的过去式 desecrated。
Not this
The desecration to the temple shocked everyone.
Use this
The desecration of the temple shocked everyone.
表达“对某物的亵渎”时,desecration 后应接介词 of,不接 to。汉语“对……的亵渎”容易造成 to 的误用。
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亵渎坟墓
The families were devastated by the desecration of the grave.
家人因坟墓遭亵渎而悲痛欲绝。
亵渎教堂
The painting was stolen during the desecration of the church.
这幅画是在教堂遭亵渎时被盗的。
亵渎纪念碑
Residents gathered to protest the desecration of the war memorial.
居民聚集起来抗议战争纪念碑遭亵渎。
破坏与亵渎
The police are investigating the vandalism and desecration at the temple.
警方正在调查寺庙遭受的破坏与亵渎。
亵渎行为
Burning the sacred text was seen as an act of desecration.
焚烧圣典被视为一种亵渎行为。
亵渎国旗
Many people considered the burning a desecration of the flag.
许多人认为焚烧行为是对国旗的亵渎。
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单词中间藏有 secr(联想 sacred 神圣),前面 de(去掉)→ 去掉神圣,即亵渎、玷污。
语域:formal 常见场景:宗教或礼仪场合、文化遗产报道、正式书面语 通常用于正式或书面语境,多指对神圣事物、场所或象征的亵渎,在口语中较少见。
以上六个词的词尾都读作 /ˈeɪʃən/,与 desecration 的重读元音及之后部分相同,因此都押韵。注意形近词 description /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ 拼写开头与 desecration 相似,但发音完全不同,并不押韵。
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