profane

FREQ #29042

a. 世俗的, 不敬神的, 亵渎的 vt. 亵渎, 玷污

发音

UK /pɹəˈfeɪn/
其它

词形变化

profanes 复数 profaned profanes 三单 profanes profanest profaneth profaning profaning 现在分词 profaned 过去式 profaned 过去分词 profaner 比较级 profaner more profane 比较级 profanest 最高级 most profane 最高级

别名

prophane

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person or thing that is profane.

  2. 2.

    A person not a Mason.

v.
  1. 1.

    To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate

    及物

    One should not profane the name of God.

    to profane the Scriptures

  2. 2.

    To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

  2. 2.

    Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

    profane authors

  3. 3.

    Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.

  4. 4.

    Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain.

    a profane person, word, oath, or tongue

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

pervert corrupt outrage violate desecrate subvert demoralize misdirect debase debauch

上位词 7

change attack assault alter modify assail set on

下位词 10

poison infect bastardise bastardize carnalise carnalize lead astray lead off sensualise sensualize
形容词

同义词 6

blue secular blasphemous sacrilegious unconsecrated unsanctified

反义词 1

sacred

近义相关 8

dirty lay unholy secular irreverent laic profanatory unhallowed

参见 5

earthly temporal worldly secular impious

词源

From Middle French prophane, from Latin profānus (“not religious, unclean”), from pro- (“before”) + fānum (“temple”).

来源：wiktionary