destruction

名词 destruction:

1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
   同义词：devastation
2. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
   同义词：demolition, wipeout
3. a final state
   同义词：end, death

1. We all mourn the destruction of a well-loved building.
   我们都为毁掉心爱的建筑物而痛惜。
2. The destruction of these big forests could have serious ecological consequences.
   这些大森林的毁坏会带来生态上的严重后果。
3. Not to protest is to connive at the destruction of the environment.
   对於破坏环境的行为不加反对就等於纵容。
4. Scientific knowledge was perverted to help cause destruction and war.
   科学知识被滥用于破坏和战争。
5. The intentional, usually remote-controlled destruction of a space vehicle, rocket, or missile after launching, as for defective performance or reasons of safety.
   毁灭，摧毁因为方案不完善或为了安全的原因，经常通过遥控对已发射的宇宙飞船、火箭或导弹实施的有意的摧毁
6. It will cause pollution and the destruction of our seas and oceans.
   这会引起污染，破坏我们的海洋和江河。

de.struc.tion

n.（名词）

The act of destroying.
毁灭：毁灭，破坏着的行为
The condition of having been destroyed.
被摧毁，被破坏的情形
The cause or means of destroying:
破坏的原因或手段：
例句：
weapons that could prove to be the destruction of humankind.
可以被证明能对人类进行毁灭性打击的武器

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin dôstructiô dôstructiôn-
源自 拉丁语 dôstructiô dôstructiôn-
from dôstructus [past participle of] dôstruere [to destroy] * see destroy
源自 dôstructus [] dôstruere的过去分词 [毁灭，破坏] *参见 destroy