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源自拉丁语 'sacrilegium',由 'sacer'(神圣的)和 'legere'(拿走)组成,字面意思是'窃取神圣之物'。
❶ 指对神圣事物或宗教场所的亵渎或不敬行为,通常被认为是非常严重的冒犯。
“Stealing from the church was considered an act of sacrilege.”
(从教堂偷窃被视为亵渎神灵的行为。)
“The vandalism of the ancient temple was a terrible sacrilege.”
(对古寺庙的破坏是一种可怕的亵渎。)
commit sacrilege — 指做出亵渎神圣的行为,常用于描述对宗教场所或圣物的严重不敬。
“The invaders committed sacrilege by burning down the monastery.”
(入侵者烧毁修道院,犯下了亵渎神灵的罪行。)