ruination
英 [ˌruː.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən]
美 [ˌruː.əˈneɪ.ʃən]
- n. 毁灭；祸根
中文词源
ruination 毁灭，破坏
来自 ruin,破坏，毁坏。
英语词源
- ruination (n.)
- 1660s, from verb ruinate "to go to ruin" (1540s), from Medieval Latin ruinatus, past participle of ruinare, from Latin ruina (see ruin (n.)).
权威例句
- 1. The clerics have brought ruination on our people.
- 这些牧师给我们带来了灭亡。
- 2. Money was the ruination of him.
- 是钱毁了他。
- 3. Urban development has led to the ruination of vast areas of countryside.
- 城市发展导致大片的乡村遭到毁坏。
- 4. Overwork is the ruination of his health.
- 过度劳累搞垮了他的身体.
- 5. The olive is spoken of as the ruination of martini.
- 有人认为橄榄会使马丁尼酒走味.