ruination

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction. countable,uncountable
    — As our tour has shown, the state of ruination of castle sites was a key factor in their fate when the railways came through.
  2. The act of ruining or wrecking. countable,uncountable
  3. The cause of being ruined, destroyed or lost. countable,uncountable
  4. A loss of reputation. countable,uncountable
    — Yet also thanks largely to Trump, a parallel disaster is unfolding across the world: the ruination of America’s reputation as a safe, trustworthy, competent international leader and partner.

词形变化

ruinations plural

词汇关系

反义词
foundation construction building
相关词
ruin ruinate ruining

词源

Etymology tree
English ruin
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English ruination
From ruin + -ation.
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