demolition

名词 n.
/ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/    /ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures. countable,uncountable
    — During the war, but unrecorded because of the requirements of censorship, a link with the now partly-abandoned Cardiff Railway disappeared with the demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct, near Treforest, South Wales, in the latter part of 1942. The steelwork in this structure, amounting to nearly 1,150 tons, was salvaged as scrap metal to assist the war effort.

词形变化

demolitions plural

词源

From Old French demolition, from Latin dēmōlītiō (“a tearing down”). Equivalent to demolish + -ion.
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