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单词 perdition
释义 per·di·tion
\pə(r)ˈdishən, ˌpərˈ-, pə̄ˈ-, pəiˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English perdicioun, from Late Latin perdition-, perditio, from Latin, perditus (past participle of perdere to destroy, squander, lose, from per- destructively, detrimentally + -dere, from dare to give) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at per-, date
1.
 a. archaic : utter destruction : complete ruin
  < certain tidings … importing the mere perdition of the Turkish fleet — Shakespeare >
 b. obsolete : loss, diminution
  < not so much perdition as an hair betid to any creature in the vessel — Shakespeare >
 c. obsolete : something that causes loss or destruction
  < revelings, carnivals and balls which are the perdition of precious hours — Jeremy Taylor >
2.
 a. : utter loss of the soul or of final happiness in a future state : eternal damnation
  < reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men — 2 Pet 3: 7 (Authorized Version) >
 b. : the place of eternal damnation : hell
  < send a soul straight to perdition, dying frank an atheist — Robert Browning >
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