| 单词 | desecrate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['desikreit] |
| 解释 | v.玷辱，亵渎 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 玷辱，亵渎 (treat as not sacred; profane) 【考】 反义词：sanctify(尊 崇); revere(尊敬) 【记】 de+secra(神圣)+ate →玷辱(神灵) 【同】 同根词：consecrate( 奉献) 【例】 Don't desecrate my love for you by comparing it with anything ordinary. |
| 字源 | desecrate (v.) 1670s, formed from de- "do the opposite of" (see de-) + stem of consecrate. Old French had dessacrer "to profane," and there is a similar formation in Italian; but Latin desecrare meant "to make holy," with de- in this case having a completive sense. Related: Desecrated; desecrating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 玷污(把神物供俗用), 亵渎 = profane 【记】de坏, secra神圣－破坏神圣－亵渎de坏, se色, crate板条箱: 破坏装有神物的五颜六色的板条箱－亵渎 【参】consecrate(vt 用作祭祀; 使神圣) 【反】sanctify(v 尊崇); revere(v 尊敬); hallow(vt 使...神圣) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自sacred 神圣，神的，宗教， de 否定 + secret 神秘 神圣， 否定神圣→亵渎, 污辱 【相关】consecrate 使神圣 |
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