单词 | profane |
释义 | profane[prə'fein]a. 世俗的, 不敬神的, 亵渎的vt. 亵渎, 玷污 profane pro.fane AHD: [pr½-f³n“, pr…-] D.J. [pr*&6fe!n, pr*-]K.K. [pro6fen, pr*-]adj.(形容词)1. Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred:亵渎的,渎神的:贬低或玷污神圣的事物的:profane words.亵渎的言语2. Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular:非宗教的,世俗的:在主题、形式或用途上非宗教的;世俗的:sacred and profane music.圣乐和俗乐3. Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.外行的,未经传授的:没有给予秘传知识或被宗教仪式接纳的;无经验的4. Vulgar; coarse.粗俗的;猥亵的v.tr.(及物动词) pro.faned,pro.fan.ing,pro.fanes 1. To treat with irreverence:亵渎,不敬:不尊敬地对待:profane the name of God.玷污上帝的名字2. To put to an improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse.滥用,玷污:不正当、可耻或卑鄙地使用;滥用语源:1. Middle English prophane 中古英语 prophane 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Latin prof³nus 源自 拉丁语 prof³nus 4. from pr½ f³n½ [in front of the temple] 源自 pr½ f³n½ [在寺庙前面] 5. pr½- [before, outside] * see pro- 1pr½- [在…前面,在外面] *参见 pro-16. f³n½ [ablative of] f³num [temple] * see dh¶s- f³n½ [] f³num的夺格 [寺庙] *参见 dh¶s- 继承用法:profan“ato”ry AHD: [pr½-f²n“…-tôr”¶, -t½r”¶, pr…-] (形容词)profane“ly adv.(副词)profane“ness n.(名词)profan“er n.(名词)参考词汇:1. profane,blasphemous,sacrilegious2. These adjectives mean showing or marked by irreverence or contempt for what is sacred.这些形容词的意思是显示出或特征为对神圣事物不尊敬或鄙视的。3. Profane implies abusive disrespect: Profane 暗含滥用的不敬的意思: “Keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings” (I Timothy 6:20).“保守别人告诉你的秘密,避免世俗和傲慢的胡言乱语” (提摩太书第一卷6:20)。4. Blasphemous refers to impious utterances: Blasphemous 指不虔诚、不敬神的话语: “Researchers have speculated that in years past people with [certain neurological disorders] &I{were burned at the stake as witches for their unbridled use of blasphemous language”} (Jay Siwek).“研究人员推测在过去的日子里, 人们被缚在火刑柱上当作女巫烧死,因为他们毫无节制地使用渎神的语言” (杰伊·西韦克)。5. Sacrilegious implies the profanation or desecration of what is or is held to be sacred: Sacrilegious 暗含亵渎或不尊敬被奉为神圣的事物的意思: “I was shocked that you would reproduce this painting since, for Muslims, it is sacrilegious to paint or depict any holy person” (Mohammed Busheri).“你居然要复制这幅画真让我吃惊,因为对穆斯林来说,描绘或描述任何圣人都是亵渎的行为” (穆哈默德·布舍里) |
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