profane
英 [prəˈfeɪn] 美 [proˈfen, prə-]

adj.

不敬（神）的；渎神的；亵渎的；世俗的

vt.

不敬；亵渎，玷污；

n.

未受秘传的人；

变形

复数：profanes过去式：profaned过去分词：profaned现在分词：profaning第三人称单数：profanes

英英释义

profane[ prəu'fein ]

• v.
  • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

    同义词：corruptpervertsubvertdemoralizedemoralisedebauchdebasevitiatedepravemisdirect

  • violate the sacred character of a place or language

    "profane the name of God"

    同义词：desecrateoutrageviolate

• adj.
  • characterized by profanity or cursing

    "profane words"

    同义词：blasphemousblue

  • not sacred or concerned with religion

    "sacred and profane music"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"

  • not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

    同义词：unconsecratedunsanctified

  • grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

    "profane utterances against the Church"

    同义词：blasphemoussacrilegious

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. His profane language annoyed us.
   他亵渎的言语激怒了我们。
2. I was sorry, I said, to hear them so very profane.
   我说，我听见他们这样的蔑教，很难过。

用作动词(v.)

1. They have profane the long uphold tradition of the church.
   他们亵渎了教会长期沿袭的传统。
2. His action profaned the honour of his country.
   他的行为玷污了国家的荣誉。

权威例句

Das Heilige und das Profane
The sacred and the profane : A Tourist Typology
The sacred and profane in critical systems thinking
The sacred and profane in critical systems thinking
The sacred and the profane: the nature of religion
Profane illumination : Walter Benjamin and the Paris of surrealist revolution
Profane research versus researching the profane: commentary on Başoğlu (2009).
The Sacred and the Profane in Consumer Behavior: Theodicy on the Odyssey
Interactional (In)justice: The Sacred and the Profane
The sacred and the profane: subject sub‐culture, pedagogical practice and teachers' perceptions of the classroom uses of ICT