profane

英 [prəˈfeɪn]

美 [prəˈfeɪn]

adj.  亵渎神灵的; 亵圣的; 非宗教的; 世俗的
v.  亵渎神灵; 亵圣
n.  未受秘传的人

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

TOEFLIELTSGRE

BNC.21926 / COCA.17638

牛津词典

adj.

• 亵渎神灵的；亵圣的
  having or showing a lack of respect for God or holy things
  1. profane language
     亵渎上帝的语言
• 非宗教的；世俗的
  not connected with religion or holy things
  1. songs of sacred and profane love
     歌唱圣洁与世俗爱情的歌曲

verb

• 亵渎神灵；亵圣
  to treat sth holy with a lack of respect

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 亵渎的；渎神的
  Profanebehaviour shows disrespect for a religion or religious things.
  1. ...profane language.
     亵渎的话语
• ADJ 非宗教的；世俗的
  Something that isprofaneis concerned with everyday life rather than religion and spiritual things.
  1. Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.
     戴利主教已经说过，教堂不应该用于非宗教或世俗的目的。
• VERB 亵渎；不敬；玷污；渎神
  If someoneprofanesa religious belief or institution, they treat it with disrespect.
  1. They have profaned the long upheld traditions of the Church.
     他们亵渎了教会长期以来的传统。

英英释义

verb

• violate the sacred character of a place or language
  1. desecrate a cemetery
  2. violate the sanctity of the church
  3. profane the name of God
  Synonym:desecrateoutrageviolate
• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  1. debauch the young people with wine and women
  2. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
  3. Do school counselors subvert young children?
  4. corrupt the morals
  Synonym:corruptpervertsubvertdemoralizedemoralisedebauchdebasevitiatedepravemisdirect

adj

• characterized by profanity or cursing
  1. foul-mouthed and blasphemous
  2. blue language
  3. profane words
  Synonym:blasphemousblue
• grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  1. blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath
  2. profane utterances against the Church
  3. it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on
  Synonym:blasphemoussacrilegious
• not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
  Synonym:unconsecratedunsanctified
• not concerned with or devoted to religion
  1. sacred and profane music
  2. secular drama
  3. secular architecture
  4. children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
  Synonym:secular

双语例句

• But refuse profane and old wives'fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
  只是要弃绝那世俗的言语，和老妇荒渺的话，在敬虔上操练自己。
• Some do not recognize bishops who were legitimately ordained, and even profane their tombs, the source said.
  消息人士续说，有些政府官员不承认合法晋牧的主教，甚至在他们身故后亵渎其坟墓。他指的是华中河南省洛阳教区李宏业主教的墓碑近日被拆除事件。
• Exactly how obscene an amount of money were you talking about? Just profane or really offensive?
  你说的一大笔钱究竟有多少？是不敬或是真的冒犯？
• They have profaned the long upheld traditions of the Church.
  他们亵渎了教会长期以来的传统。
• For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.
  她们杀了儿女献与偶像，当天又入我的圣所，将圣所亵渎了。她们在我殿中所行的乃是如此。
• Hence all animals and humans have a divine element in them that is covered by the ignorance and illusions of material or profane existence.
  从而，所有动物和人类都有神性的要素，它们被无知和物质幻象，或者亵渎的存在物所掩盖。
• One can conflate it to a metaphysical artistic ideal, or a mundane and profane experience.
  可以夸大为源自形而上的艺术理想，亦或只是简单的形而下的生活经验。
• I wrote a book, Profane Waste, examining why people would destroy their own possessions.
  我写了一本书，名字叫“亵渎（式）的浪费”，仔细探究为何人们会将他们的财物破坏。
• Scared versus the profane, This distinction hurts.
  神圣与亵渎，这种区分带来伤害。
• He does not dare to profane the name of god.
  他不敢亵渎上帝之名。