perdition

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n. (恶人的)恶报, 永劫, 浩劫, 破灭, 贬落地狱

发音

US /pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/

词形变化

perditions 复数 perditions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Eternal damnation.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Hell.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Absolute ruin; downfall.

    可数 不可数

    Their decision to buy stocks just before the crisis led to their perdition.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

hell pit inferno nether region

下位词 2

hellfire gehenna

词源

From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“to destroy, to lose”).

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