c. 1300, "crime of stealing what is consecrated to God," from Old French sacrilege (12c.), from Latin sacrilegium "temple robbery, a stealing of sacred things," from sacrilegus "stealer of sacred things," noun use of adjective, from phrase sacrum legere "to steal sacred things," from sacrum "sacred object" (from neuter singular of sacer "sacred;" see sacred) + legere "take, pick up" (see lecture (n.)). Second element is not from religion. Transferred sense of "profanation of anything held sacred" is attested from late 14c.
双语例句
1. It is a sacrilege to offend democracy.
违反民主是冒天下之大不韪。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It would be sacrilege to alter the composer's original markings.
改动作曲家原有的符号是亵渎行为。
来自《权威词典》
3. Stealing from a place of worship was regarded as sacrilege.
从礼拜场所偷东西是对神灵的亵渎。
来自辞典例句
4. By doing so, she would risk committing a sacrilege.
这样一来她就会冒亵渎神明的危险.
来自辞典例句
5. It is ( a ) sacrilege to steal a crucifix from an altar.
