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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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