英语词汇“vandalism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Vandalism is the destruction of someone else's property. Some people think of graffiti as public art, while others dismiss it as nothing but vandalism.

If you damage public or private property on purpose, you've committed the crime of vandalism. The range of vandalism can vary from carving your initials in a desk at school to tearing pages out of a library book to breaking windows of a building. The word vandal comes from the Vandals, the Germanic tribe that attacked Rome in 455. The tribe's name meant "wanderer," but the word vandal was used in the 1600s to mean "destroyer of what is beautiful."

WORD FAMILY

vandalism: vandalisms+/vandal: vandalise, vandalism, vandalize, vandals/vandalize: vandalized, vandalizes, vandalizing

USAGE EXAMPLES

It’s also unusual for so many vandalism incidents to be clustered together in the same are during the same time, he said.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)

The White House and conservationists said both sites were at risk of looting and vandalism.

Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016)

Police believe the vandalism was gang-related because of the graffiti left on the walls.

Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016)

n willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

Syn|Hyper

hooliganism, malicious mischief

destruction, devastation

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

单词	vandalism
释义	vandalism (once / 8214 pages) n Vandalism is the destruction of someone else's property. Some people think of graffiti as public art, while others dismiss it as nothing but vandalism. If you damage public or private property on purpose, you've committed the crime of vandalism. The range of vandalism can vary from carving your initials in a desk at school to tearing pages out of a library book to breaking windows of a building. The word vandal comes from the Vandals, the Germanic tribe that attacked Rome in 455. The tribe's name meant "wanderer," but the word vandal was used in the 1600s to mean "destroyer of what is beautiful." WORD FAMILY vandalism: vandalisms+/vandal: vandalise, vandalism, vandalize, vandals/vandalize: vandalized, vandalizes, vandalizing USAGE EXAMPLES It’s also unusual for so many vandalism incidents to be clustered together in the same are during the same time, he said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) The White House and conservationists said both sites were at risk of looting and vandalism. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Police believe the vandalism was gang-related because of the graffiti left on the walls. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) n willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others Syn\|Hyper hooliganism, malicious mischief destruction, devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
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