vandalism

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n. 故意毁坏文物的行为, 破坏他人财产的行为

发音

US /ˈvændəlɪzm̩/
其它

词形变化

vandalisms 复数 vandalisms

教材释义与例句

名词

汪达尔人作风；故意毁坏文物的行为；破坏他人财产的行为

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.

    蓄意破坏

    可数 不可数

    As we turned down the street I was appalled by the vandalism: spray paint and smashed windows that were everywhere.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

hooliganism malicious mischief

上位词 10

destruction mischief devastation mischievousness devilment devilry deviltry mischiefmaking rascality roguery

词源

Borrowed from French vandalisme, first used by Henri Grégoire to decry the pillage and destruction of art in the course of the French Revolution, in reference to the East Germanic tribe of the Vandals, which looted Rome in 455. By surface analysis, vandal + -ism.

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