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Sanctify Late French Render Sæŋktifai V.使神圣 考 反义词

单词 sanctify
音标 ['sæŋktifai]
解释 v.使神圣
红宝书 【考】 反义词: desecrate(亵渎)
字源 sanctify (v.)
late 14c., seintefie "to consecrate," from Old French saintefier "sanctify" (12c.,
Modern French sanctifier), from Late Latin sanctificare "to make holy," from sanctus "holy" (see saint (n.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Form altered in English c.1400 to conform with Latin. Meaning "to render holy or legitimate by religious sanction" is from c.1400; transferred sense of "to render worthy of respect" is from c.1600. Related: Sanctified; sanctifying.
不择手段背单词 v. 使神圣 = consecrate
【记】sanct神圣, ify: 神圣化
【参】sanctuary(n 避难所; 圣所)
【反】desecrate(v 亵渎)
趣味全助记 【记】源自saint及sacred

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