vitiation
英 [ˌvɪʃɪ'eɪʃən]
美 [ˌvɪʃɪ'eɪʃən]
- n. 损害，败坏；无效
英语词源
- vitiation (n.)
- 1630s, from Latin vitiationem (nominative vitiatio) "violation, corruption," noun of action from past participle stem of vitiare (see vitiate).