单词 | decimate |
释义 | decimate v.tr.   1. disp. destroy a large proportion of. Usage Now the usual sense, although often deplored as an inappropriate use.   2. orig. Mil. kill or remove one in every ten of. Derivatives decimation n. decimator n. Etymology: L decimare take the tenth man f. decimus tenth |
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