defacing:动词 deface 的现在分词/动名词,意为毁损外观、涂污、使(墙面、雕像、文件等)变得难看或难以辨认(常指涂鸦、刮刻、破坏性涂改)。
/dɪˈfeɪsɪŋ/
Someone was defacing the wall with graffiti.
有人在墙上涂鸦毁损墙面。
The historic statue was defacing over time due to pollution and careless handling, making its original features hard to recognize.
那座历史雕像因污染和不当触碰而逐渐“被毁损外观”,原本的细节变得难以辨认。
deface 来自前缀 **de-**(表示“去除、使相反”)+ face(“脸、外观”),字面含义可理解为“把外观/面貌弄掉、弄坏”。该词也与中古法语 defacer(损坏外观、抹去)有关。