extinction
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美[?k'st??k??n]
- n. 消失；消滅；廢止
助記提示
1. 把刺全拔光了.
2. 構詞原理與 expunge 差不多。
英文詞源
- extinction (n.)
- early 15c., "annihilation," from Latin extinctionem/exstinctionem (nominative extinctio/exstinctio) "extinction, annihilation," noun of action from past participle stem of extinguere/exstinguere "quench, wipe out" (see extinguish). Originally of fires, lights; figurative use, the wiping out of a material thing (a debt, a person, a family, etc.) from early 17c.; of species by 1784.
雙語例句
- 1. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
- 目前，30%的爬行動物、鳥類和魚類面臨滅絕的危險。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The centuries-old ritual seems headed for extinction.
- 延續了幾個世紀的儀式似乎要面臨消亡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.
- 這個島上的生活方式注定要消失.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The animals were ruthlessly hunted to the verge of extinction.
- 這些動物由于遭到無情的捕獵而瀕于滅絕.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The plant is now in danger of extinction.
- 這種植物現在有絕種的危險.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》