defilement

🇺🇸 /dɪˈfaɪlmənt/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈfaɪlmənt/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

the act of making something dirty or no longer pure

The defilement of the river by the chemical spill was shocking.

化學洩漏對河流的污染令人震驚。

translation

n. 玷污

詞形變化

Plural defilements