音标：[prә'fein] ；

a. 世俗的, 不敬神的, 亵渎的
vt. 亵渎, 玷污

a. not concerned with or devoted to religion
s. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

词型变化：过去分词 : profaned ; 过去式 : profaned ; 现在分词 : profaning ; 第三人称单数 : profanes
考试类型：[托福/IELTS/GRE]

词性分布：

形容词69%

动词31%

profane的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

His profane language annoyed us.他亵渎的言语激怒了我们。
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.)

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

经典引文

Rewarded by seeing many won from their profane rites.
出自：G. F. Maclear
The place where men had..died..should not be profaned by gaiety.
出自：P. F. Boller

【近义词】

blasphemous亵渎神明的
sacrilegious亵渎神圣的
irreverent不敬的
irreligious无宗教的
disrespectful无礼的
wicked坏的
pervert误用
desecrate亵渎
debauch使堕落
corrupt腐败的
unconsecrated不神圣的
demoralise使堕落
vitiate使败坏
blue蓝色的
subvert推翻
debase降低质量、地位或价值...
unsanctified未神圣化的
demoralize使士气低落
misdirect指错方向
deprave使堕落
outrage暴行
violate侵犯
secular世俗的

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