
profane
英 /prəˈfeɪn/ 美 /prəˈfeɪn/
- adj. 亵渎的;粗俗的Showing disrespect for religion, or using offensive language.
- v. 亵渎To treat something sacred with serious disrespect.
The coach apologised for his profane language after the match.
教练为赛后说的粗话道了歉。
Museums should explain why objects considered ordinary by outsiders may be sacred, making careless treatment seem profane.
博物馆应解释为何外人眼中的普通物品可能是神圣之物,以致随意对待会显得亵渎。
搭配
profane language 粗俗的语言profane remarks 亵渎性言论profane a sacred place 亵渎圣地
辨析提示
形容词常修饰language;动词指亵渎神圣事物。
词族
profanity (n.)、profanation (n.)
近义 blasphemous、irreverent
相关词
- multifarious 多种多样的
- vernacular 本地话;日常用语
- ingenuous 天真坦率的
- furor 公愤;骚动;轰动
- matrimony 婚姻;结婚
- jeer 嘲笑;讥讽
- repute 名声;声誉
- insolent 傲慢无礼的
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