profanity(n.)
大约1600年,“亵渎,亵渎的品质,亵渎的语言或行为”,源自晚期拉丁语 profanitas “亵渎”,源自拉丁语 profanus(参见 profane(形容词))。“污言秽语”的引申意义来自于旧约圣经中“不可亵渎上帝的名”的命令。在19世纪之前,这似乎是一个罕见的词。
Blasphemy, Profanity, agree in expressing the irreverent use of words, but the former is the stronger, and the latter the wider. Profanity is language irreverent toward God or holy things, covering especially all oaths that, literally interpreted, treat lightly the attributes or acts of God. Blasphemy is generally more direct, intentional, and defiant in its impiety, and is directed toward the most sacred things in religion. [Century Dictionary, 1895]
Blasphemy, Profanity,在表达不敬的用词方面是一致的,但前者更强烈,后者更广泛。Profanity 是指对上帝或圣物不敬的语言,尤其涵盖了所有的誓言,如果按照字面意思解释,会轻视上帝的属性或行为。Blasphemy 通常更直接、故意和挑衅性,是针对宗教中最神圣的事物的。[世纪词典,1895]
该词起源时间:约1600年