ruination

• n. 毁灭；祸根

来自 ruin,破坏，毁坏。

ruination (n.)

1660s, from verb ruinate "to go to ruin" (1540s), from Medieval Latin ruinatus, past participle of ruinare, from Latin ruina (see ruin (n.)).

1. The clerics have brought ruination on our people.

这些牧师给我们带来了灭亡。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Money was the ruination of him.

是钱毁了他。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Urban development has led to the ruination of vast areas of countryside.

城市发展导致大片的乡村遭到毁坏。

来自《权威词典》

4. Overwork is the ruination of his health.

过度劳累搞垮了他的身体.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. The olive is spoken of as the ruination of martini.

有人认为橄榄会使马丁尼酒走味.

来自辞典例句