| 释义 |
downfall
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English dounfal, from doun down + fal fall — more at down, fall (noun)
1.
a. : a sudden fall from high estate, power, reputation, or happiness : destruction, ruin
< the downfall of the government >
b. : a fall (as of snow or rain) especially when sudden or heavy : descent
2.
a. archaic : a precipitous descent : abyss
b. : a trap having some device that falls and imprisons or injures the prey when the trap is sprung — compare deadfall
c. : something that causes a downfall (as of a person)
< drink was his downfall > |