deface

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
    — 1869: George Eliot, The Legend of Jubal That wondrous frame where melody began / Lay as a tomb defaced that no eye cared to scan.
  2. To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value of.
    — He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them.
  3. To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it.
    — You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross.

词形变化

defaces present,singular,third-person defacing participle,present defaced participle,past defaced past

词汇关系

近义词
befoul besmirch blemish blight contaminate contort damage deface defame defile deform demolish destroy destruct devastate dilapidate disgrace distort harm impair injure maim mangle mutilate pollute ruin scath scathe scratch shend soil spoil stain sully taint tarnish trash uglify undermine worsen wreck
反义词
beautify fix rectify
上位词
manipulate
衍生词
defaceable defacement defacer defacingly undefaced
相关词
efface

词源

From Middle English defacen, from Old French defacier, desfacier (“to mutilate, destroy, disfigure”), from des- (“away from”) (see dis-) + Late Latin facia.
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