defilement
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/us/dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/theactionofspoilingsomething or someone so that that thing orpersonis lessbeautifulorpure:
污损；污染；玷污People werefuriousat this defilement of thecountryside.人们对这种污染乡村的行为感到愤怒。
Nobody couldpreventthis defilement ofsacredground.没有人能阻止这种对圣地的玷污。
See
defile
- ABuddhistpractitionertriestopurifyhismindof allkindsof defilement.
- Hedisapprovedofautopsies, which heconsidereda defilement of thedead.
- Theallegationsinvolvedthe defilement ofchildren.
Dirt & untidiness
- bloodstain
- clutter
- contaminant
- contamination
- crud
- fleck
- grime
- grunge
- gunge
- gunk
- muck
- pollutant
- polluter
- recontamination
- scruff
- shambles
- slime
- slob
- slovenliness
- smear