perdition
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++per·di·tion /pəˈdɪʃən $ pər-/ noun [uncountable] old use 1. RRCpunishment after death 〔死后〕下地狱2 BADcomplete destruction or failure 彻底毁灭[失败] an alcoholic on the road to perdition 一个走向毁灭的酒鬼
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perdition• Wilde was now on the brink of perdition.• So many of the men looked so young to be traveling that road to perdition.• To perdition with the Bamford Hunt and every one of its hounds.Origin perdition (1300-1400) Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdere “to destroy”per·di·tion nounChineseSyllable
punishment Corpus after death
perdition
per‧di‧tion /pəˈdɪʃən $ pər-/
noun [uncountable] old use
2. complete destruction or failure:
an alcoholic on the road to perdition
per‧di‧tion /pəˈdɪʃən $ pər-/
noun [uncountable] old use Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: perditio, from Latin perdere __to destroy__
1. punishment after deathLanguage: Late Latin
Origin: perditio, from Latin perdere __to destroy__
2. complete destruction or failure: