profane

英 [prə'feɪn] 美 [prə'feɪn]

• adj. 亵渎的；不敬神的；世俗的
• v. 亵渎；玷污

英英释义

Adjective:

1. characterized by profanity or cursing;

   "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"
   "blue language"
   "profane words"
   

2. not concerned with or devoted to religion;

   "sacred and profane music"
   "secular drama"
   "secular architecture"
   "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
   

3. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

4. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred;

   "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"
   "profane utterances against the Church"
   "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
   

Verb:

1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality;

   "debauch the young people with wine and women"
   "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
   "Do school counselors subvert young children?"
   "corrupt the morals"
   

2. violate the sacred character of a place or language;

   "desecrate a cemetery"
   "violate the sanctity of the church"
   "profane the name of God"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. His profane language annoyed us.
   他亵渎的言语激怒了我们。
2. I was sorry, I said, to hear them so very profane.
   我说，我听见他们这样的蔑教，很难过。

用作动词 (v.)

1. They have profane the long uphold tradition of the church.
   他们亵渎了教会长期沿袭的传统。
2. His action profaned the honour of his country.
   他的行为玷污了国家的荣誉。

经典引文

• Rewarded by seeing many won from their profane rites.

  出自： G. F. Maclear

• The place where men had..died..should not be profaned by gaiety.

  出自： P. F. Boller

近反义词

【近义词】

• blasphemous 亵渎神明的
• sacrilegious 亵渎神圣的
• irreverent 不敬的
• irreligious 无宗教的
• disrespectful 无礼的
• wicked 坏的
• pervert 误用
• desecrate 亵渎
• debauch 使堕落
• corrupt 腐败的
• unconsecrated 不神圣的
• demoralise 使堕落
• vitiate 使败坏
• blue 蓝色的
• subvert 推翻
• debase 降低质量、地位或价值...
• unsanctified 未神圣化的
• demoralize 使士气低落
• misdirect 指错方向
• deprave 使堕落
• outrage 暴行
• violate 侵犯
• secular 世俗的

【反义词】

• sacred 神圣的