Word · Frequency #22399
sacrilege
亵渎圣物；渎圣；冒渎
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
- 1.
Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
亵渎、玷污、滥用或侵犯神圣事物的行为。
撬门入教堂行窃；窃取圣物；亵渎、玷污、滥用或侵犯神圣事物的行为。；亵渎圣物；冒渎；渎圣行为；[法] 橇门入教堂行窃
In use
Burning the sacred books would be considered an act of sacrilege.
Visitors are warned that climbing the altar is a sacrilege in this temple.
The archaeologists viewed the damage to the ancient shrine as a sacrilege.
it is sacrilege to do sth
sacrilege 在此结构中通常作不可数名词，表示“亵渎行为”。
It is sacrilege to disturb the ancient burial ground.
打扰这片古老的墓园是一种亵渎。
commit sacrilege
commit sacrilege 是正式说法，指做出亵渎神圣事物的行为。
The vandals committed sacrilege by scrawling graffiti on the church walls.
这些破坏者往教堂墙上乱涂乱画，犯下了亵渎行为。
consider sth sacrilege
consider 后可直接接名词作宾补，即 consider sth + n.。
Many residents consider the demolition of the old chapel sacrilege.
许多居民认为拆毁这座老教堂是一种亵渎。
sacrilege against sth
against 引出被亵渎的对象，常用于正式或宗教语境。
Selling the relics was regarded as sacrilege against the temple.
变卖圣物被视为对寺庙的亵渎。
Common mistakes
This behavior is very sacrilege.This behavior is very sacrilegious.
sacrilege 是名词，指亵渎行为本身；描述行为具有亵渎性质时应用形容词 sacrilegious，且 very 后面需接形容词而非名词。
He sacrileged the holy site.He committed sacrilege against the holy site.
sacrilege 是名词而非动词，不能直接带宾语。表示“对…犯渎圣罪”时应使用固定搭配 commit sacrilege against…。
They committed many sacrilege.They committed many sacrileges.
many 后须接可数名词复数，sacrilege 的复数形式为 sacrileges。
Connections
Collocations
- commit sacrilege
- 犯亵渎圣物之罪
- The thieves who stole the holy relics committed sacrilege.偷走圣物的盗贼犯下了亵渎圣物之罪。
- an act of sacrilege
- 亵渎圣物的行为
- Knocking down the old chapel was seen as an act of sacrilege.推倒那座老教堂被视为亵渎圣物的行为。
- sheer sacrilege
- 十足的亵渎；彻头彻尾的渎圣
- To tear up the ancient prayer book is sheer sacrilege.撕毁古老的祈祷书简直是彻头彻尾的渎圣。
- considered sacrilege
- 被视为亵渎
- In this community, eating meat on a holy day is considered sacrilege.在这个社区，在圣日吃肉被视为亵渎。
Pop culture & quotes
- Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
- 你厌恶偶像，自己却亵渎圣物吗？In this famous Bible verse, the apostle Paul asks whether someone who condemns idolatry is nonetheless committing sacrilege himself.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 sacred（神圣），想象把圣物扔进垃圾堆，即亵渎圣物（sacrilege）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：宗教/道德讨论、法律（教堂盗窃案）、文学或正式写作、日常夸张口语 该词通常偏正式，多用于宗教、法律或文学语境；日常口语中也可作夸张说法，但整体仍偏书面。法律义项尤其正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
college、privilege、village 与 sacrilege 都以非重读的 /lɪdʒ/ 结尾，因此尾音相近；但它们重读元音不同，并非完整押韵。注意形似但发音不同的词：allege 读 /əˈledʒ/，legend 以 /ledʒ/ 开头。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.