| 释义 |
dilapidate /di-lapˈi-dāt/ transitive verb- To pull down stone by stone
- To waste
- To allow to go to ruin
ORIGIN: L dīlapidāre, from dī- asunder, and lapis, lapidis a stone dilapˈidated adjective - In ruin
- In a state of disrepair
dilapidāˈtion noun - The state of ruin
- (in pl) damage done to a building during tenancy (law)
- Impairing of church property during an incumbency (religion)
- (in pl) money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his or her heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage, etc in good repair (religion)
dilapˈidātor noun |