"debauch the young people with wine and women"
"Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
"Do school counselors subvert young children?"
"corrupt the morals"
violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetery"
"violate the sanctity of the church"
"profane the name of God"
profane的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
His profane language annoyed us. 他亵渎的言语激怒了我们。
I was sorry, I said, to hear them so very profane. 我说,我听见他们这样的蔑教,很难过。
用作动词 (v.)
They have profane the long uphold tradition of the church. 他们亵渎了教会长期沿袭的传统。
His action profaned the honour of his country. 他的行为玷污了国家的荣誉。
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经典引文
Rewarded by seeing many won from their profane rites.
出自: G. F. Maclear
The place where men had..died..should not be profaned by gaiety.