ruination的意思

ruination

英式音标[,ruɪ'neʃən]
美式英标[ruːɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]

基本解释

n. 毁灭；祸根

中文词源

ruination 毁灭，破坏

来自 ruin,破坏，毁坏。

英文词源

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.)).

实用例句

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.

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