depredation
英[,depr?'de??(?)n]
美[,d?pr?'de??n]
- n. 掠奪；破壞，破壞痕跡
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?depredations;
中文詞源
depredation 掠奪
de-, 向下，強調(diào)。-pred, 抓，拿，詞源同apprehend, predate. 引申詞義拿走，掠奪。
英文詞源
- depredation
- depredation: see prey
- depredation (n.)
- late 15c., from Middle French déprédation, from Late Latin depraedationem (nominative depraedatio) "a plundering," from past participle stem of Latin depraedari "to pillage," from de- "thoroughly" (see de-) + praedari "to plunder," literally "to make prey of," from praeda "prey" (see prey (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Most southern towns have suffered from the reckless depredation of the armed gang.
- 大多數(shù)南方城鎮(zhèn)都遭受過這幫武裝匪徒的魯蠻掠奪.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.
- 該地區(qū)的環(huán)境破壞大都是由于規(guī)劃不善造成的。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Aster was calculating on three days of depredation and one day to escape.
- 埃斯特打算剽掠三天,再用一天時間溜走.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Depredation and war with clear always.
- 掠奪與戰(zhàn)爭與明始終.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. The synergism between erosion and corrosion is main factor resulting in slurry erosion depredation of materials.
- 沖刷和腐蝕間的交互作用是引起材料發(fā)生泥漿型沖蝕破壞的主要因素.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)