• vt. 損傷外觀，丑化

de-, 向下，抹去。face, 臉。即把臉面抹掉，損傷外觀。

deface (v.)

mid-14c., "to obliterate," from Old French desfacier "mutilate, destroy, disfigure," from des- "away from" (see dis-) + Vulgar Latin *facia (see face (n.)). Weaker sense of "to mar, make ugly" is late 14c. in English. Related: Defaced; defacing.

1. It's illegal to deface banknotes.

在鈔票上亂涂亂畫是違法的。

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2. The youths used spray paint to deface buildings during the riots.

這些年輕人在抗爭時用噴漆污損了建筑物的外觀.

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3. The holy tide of Christmas all other doth deface.

圣誕節的圣潮,其他的一切將被感染.

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4. To destroy or deface ( public or private property ) willfully or maliciously.

破壞故意地或惡意地破壞或毀損 ( 公共或私人財產 )

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5. Thoughtless boy have deface the desk by marking on them.

輕率的男孩子們在桌面上亂畫而把桌面弄壞了.

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