defilement

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of defiling. countable,uncountable
    — Time has taken a terrible revenge upon mankind for his despoliation of the valleys and his defilement of the mountains, yet the industries and the railways of South Wales still put the bravest front upon an outlook which all may hope is becoming less saddening and less grim.
  2. The state of being defiled. countable,uncountable
  3. The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side. countable,uncountable

词形变化

defilements plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nondefilement self-defilement

词源

Etymology tree
English defile
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English defilement
From defile + -ment.
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