| 释义 |
ex·ter·mi·na·tion
\ikˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnāshən, (ˌ)ekˌ-\ noun
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Etymology: Late Latin extermination-, exterminatio, from Latin exterminatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. [Middle English exterminacioun (influenced in meaning by Latin exterminare to banish), from Late Latin extermination-, exterminatio annihilation, destruction] obsolete : banishment, expulsion
2. : the act of exterminating or the condition of being exterminated : total destruction : eradication, annihilation |