depredation
英 [,depr?'de??(?)n]
美[,d?pr?'de??n]
- n. 掠奪；破壞，破壞痕跡
GRETOEFL
詞態變化
復數:?depredations;
中文詞源
depredation 掠奪
de-, 向下，強調。-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.
- 大多數南方城鎮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.
- 該地區的環境破壞大都是由于規劃不善造成的。
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.
- 掠奪與戰爭與明始終.
來自互聯網
- 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生泥漿型沖蝕破壞的主要因素.
來自互聯網