desecrate的词源

英文词源

desecrate (v.)

1670s, formed from de- "do the opposite of" (see de-) + stem of consecrate. Old French had dessacrer "to profane," and there is a similar formation in Italian; but Latin desecrare meant "to make holy," with de- in this case having a completive sense. Related: Desecrated; desecrating.

中文词源

desecrate：亵渎神圣

de-, 不，非，使相反。-secra,神，词源同consecrate, saint. 即亵渎神圣，使不再神圣。

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