defilement
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/ us/dɪˈfaɪl.mənt/
污损;污染;玷污
the action of spoiling something or someone so that that thing or person is less beautiful or pure
People were furious at this defilement of the countryside. 人们对这种污染乡村的行为感到愤怒。
Nobody could prevent this defilement of sacred ground. 没有人能阻止这种对圣地的玷污。
See: defile
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- A Buddhist practitioner tries to purify his mind of all kinds of defilement.
- He disapproved of autopsies, which he considered a defilement of the dead.
- The allegations involved the defilement of children.