
好词典

源自拉丁语 'perditio'(毁灭),经古法语 'perdicion' 进入英语,原意为彻底丧失或毁灭。
❶ 指永恒的毁灭或沉沦,尤其用于宗教语境中描述灵魂因罪恶而遭受的永久惩罚或地狱般的状态。
“The preacher warned that sinners would face eternal perdition.”
(传教士警告说罪人将面临永恒的沉沦。)
“In his despair, he felt he was on the path to perdition.”
(在绝望中,他觉得自己正走向毁灭。)
❶ 引申为彻底的失败、崩溃或无法挽回的糟糕境地,常用于夸张或文学性表达。
“The company's financial mismanagement led it to perdition.”
(公司的财务不善导致其走向彻底崩溃。)
“His addiction brought him to the brink of perdition.”
(他的成瘾使他濒临毁灭的边缘。)
road to perdition — 字面意为通往沉沦之路,常比喻因错误选择而走向失败或灾难的过程。
“His reckless decisions put him on the road to perdition.”
(他鲁莽的决定使他走上了自我毁灭之路。)