extinction

B1 CET-6 大学 FREQ #11187

n. 消失, 消灭, 废止 [化] 消光; 熄灭

发音

其它 /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

词形变化

extinctions 复数 extinctions

教材释义与例句

名词

灭绝；消失；消灭；废止

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    The fading of a conditioned response over time if it is not reinforced.

    可数 不可数 心理学
  2. 2.

    The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

    灭绝

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.

    可数 不可数 天文
  4. 4.

    The inability to perceive multiple stimuli simultaneously.

    可数 不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

extermination defunctness extinguishing quenching

上位词 10

death action ending activity conclusion conditioning termination annihilation disintegration inaction

部分词 2

scattering absorption

相关短语

extinction event extinction level event extinction memory extinction events extinction level events extinction burst extinction bursts extinction memories K-T extinction event mass extinction event mass extinction events Triassic-Jurassic extinction event partial discharge extinction voltage Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event interstellar extinction

词源

From late Middle English, borrowed from Latin extinctio (“extinction, annihilation”), from extinguere, past participle extinctus (“to extinguish”); see extinguish.

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