释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•mi•na•tion (kom′ə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a threat of punishment or vengeance.
- a denunciation.
- Religion(in the Church of England) a penitential office read on Ash Wednesday in which God's anger and judgments are proclaimed against sinners.
- Latin comminātiōn- (stem of comminātīo), equivalent. to commināt(us), past participle of comminārī to threaten (com- com- + minārī to threaten) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French)
- 1400–50; late Middle English (
com′mi•na′tor, n. com•min•a•to•ry (kə min′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, kom′ə nə-),USA pronunciation com′mi•na′tive, adj. |