c. 1300, "crime of stealing what is consecrated to God," from Old French sacrilege (12c.), from Latin sacrilegium "temple robbery, a stealing of sacred things," from sacrilegus "stealer of sacred things," noun use of adjective, from phrase sacrum legere "to steal sacred things," from sacrum "sacred object" (from neuter singular of sacer "sacred;" see sacred) + legere "take, pick up" (see lecture (n.)). Second element is not from religion. Transferred sense of "profanation of anything held sacred" is attested from late 14c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. It is a sacrilege to offend democracy.
違反民主是冒天下之大不韙。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. It would be sacrilege to alter the composer's original markings.
改動(dòng)作曲家原有的符號(hào)是褻瀆行為。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Stealing from a place of worship was regarded as sacrilege.
從禮拜場(chǎng)所偷東西是對(duì)神靈的褻瀆。
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. By doing so, she would risk committing a sacrilege.
這樣一來(lái)她就會(huì)冒褻瀆神明的危險(xiǎn).
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. It is ( a ) sacrilege to steal a crucifix from an altar.