sacrilege

1. N-UNCOUNT Sacrilege is behaviour that shows great disrespect for a holy place or object. 凟神行爲(wèi)[also 'a' N]

Stealing from a place of worship was regarded as sacrilege. 在禮拜的場(chǎng)所盜竊被認(rèn)爲(wèi)是凟神行爲(wèi)。

2. N-UNCOUNT You can use sacrilege to refer to disrespect that is shown for someone who is widely admired or for a belief that is widely accepted. 褻凟[also 'a' N]

It is a sacrilege to offend democracy. 這是一種對(duì)民主的褻凟。