Word · Frequency #11588
vandalism
故意毁坏他人财产（的行为）
核心释义
vandalism
- 1.
故意损害或破坏财产,如涂鸦或污损
Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.
故意损害或破坏财产,如涂鸦或污损；故意毁坏文物的行为；破坏他人财产的行为
用法In use
The city installed cameras in the park to prevent vandalism at night.
用法提示：句中 vandalism 为不可数名词，表示故意毁坏公共财物的行为。
Graffiti on the school walls is a form of vandalism that costs a lot to clean.
用法提示：vandalism 作不可数名词，指故意毁坏他人财产的行为，用于 a form of 之后。
After the match, the club was fined for vandalism in the stadium.
用法提示：vandalism 为不可数名词，此处指体育场内故意破坏财物的行为，作介词 for 的宾语。
an act of vandalism
an act of vandalism 强调具体的某次破坏行为。
Defacing the statue was an act of vandalism.
污损雕像是一种故意破坏他人财产的行为。
vandalism of sth
of sth 说明破坏的对象，如 vandalism of public property。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- act of vandalism
- 故意毁坏行为
- The old building was damaged in an act of vandalism.那座老建筑在一次故意毁坏行为中遭到了破坏。
- vandalism of public property
- 破坏公共财产的行为
- Vandalism of public property has increased in the city center.市中心破坏公共财产的行为增多了。
- charged with vandalism
- 被指控蓄意毁坏财产
- He was charged with vandalism after damaging several parked cars.他在损坏了几辆停放的车后被指控蓄意毁坏财产。
- mindless vandalism
- 盲目的蓄意破坏
- The park was closed after a night of mindless vandalism.在一夜的盲目蓄意破坏之后，公园被关闭了。
- vandalism and graffiti
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想汪达尔人（Vandals）烧杀劫掠的恶名：vandalism 就是这类肆意破坏他人财产的行为。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：news reporting、legal or police reports、everyday discussion 该词为中性偏正式的说法，通常用于新闻报道、法律文书或官方声明中，指故意毁坏公共或他人财产的行为；在一般口语中也可使用，但多出现在较为正式的讨论里。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常不可数；复数形式 vandalisms 指具体的破坏行为。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: 'vandal' (/ˈvændəl/) and 'scandal' (/ˈskændəl/) rhyme with each other and share the /ændəl/ sound at the start of 'vandalism' (/ˈvændəlizm/). However, no common word fully rhymes with 'vandalism' because its stressed vowel and following sounds are unique. The -ism words listed (capitalism, racism, criticism, optimism) are useful lookalikes that share only the unstressed suffix /ɪzəm/; they do not rhyme with 'vandalism' or with one another.
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.