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decimated

UK //ˈdes.ɪ.meɪt//US //ˈdes.ə.meɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'decimare'(原意为处决十分之一的人),由 'decem'(十)和动词后缀构成,后引申为大规模毁灭。

verb

❶ 指某事物被大量毁灭或严重削弱,通常用于描述因战争、灾难或疾病导致的大规模破坏。

“The earthquake decimated the small coastal town.”

(地震摧毁了这座沿海小镇的大部分地区。)

“The population was decimated by the plague.”

(瘟疫导致人口锐减。)

同义词:destroyed, devastated, annihilated, ravaged, wiped out

常见短语

decimated by — 表示某事物因特定原因遭受严重破坏或损失,强调因果关系。

“The forest was decimated by wildfires last summer.”

(去年夏天的野火使这片森林遭受毁灭性破坏。)