"defile" in Chinese (Traditional)
玷污污染(名譽)
Definition
使某事變髒、不純潔或不再神聖,尤其指損害純潔、榮譽或美麗。也可指損害某人的名譽。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
正式且偏重於文學或宗教語境,多用於描述神聖、受敬重的事物,例如“褻瀆聖殿”、“玷污榮譽”。亦可轉喻名譽或純潔被損害。日常髒污則用「弄髒」、「污染」。
Examples
They were punished for trying to defile the sacred statue.
他們因企圖**褻瀆**神像而受到懲罰。
She refused to defile her hands with dishonest work.
她拒絕用不誠實的工作來**玷污**雙手。
You must not defile this holy place.
你不能**褻瀆**這個聖地。
The scandal defiled his reputation forever.
這次醜聞**玷污**了他的名譽,永遠無法恢復。
He would rather suffer than defile his conscience.
他寧願受苦也不願**玷污**自己的良心。
The river was defiled by toxic waste from the factory.
河流被工廠的有毒廢棄物**污染**了。