sacrilege

sacrilege

英 ['sækrɪlɪdʒ]
　　美 ['sækrəlɪdʒ]

n. 冒瀆；褻瀆聖物；悖理逆天的行為

中文詞源：

sacrilege 褻瀆，瀆聖

sacri-,神聖的，-leg,拿，帶，收集，詞源同 collect,select.字面意思為拿走獻神的祭品，引申詞 義褻瀆，瀆聖。

例句：

1. It is a sacrilege to offend democracy.
違反民主是冒天下之大不韙。

2. It would be sacrilege to alter the composer's original markings.
改動作曲傢原有的符號是褻瀆行為。

3. Stealing from a place of worship was regarded as sacrilege.
從禮拜場所偷東西是對神靈的褻瀆。

4. By doing so, she would risk committing a sacrilege.
這樣一來她就會冒褻瀆神明的危險.

5. It is ( a ) sacrilege to steal a crucifix from an altar.
從聖壇竊取耶穌受難像是褻瀆神靈的行為.