| 释义 |
dis·so·lu·tion
\ˌdisəˈlüshən also -səlˈyü-\ noun
Etymology: Middle English dissolucioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French dissolution, from Latin dissolution-, dissolutio, from dissolutus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or the process of dissolving or breaking up: as
a. : separation into component parts
< the dissolution of the phoneme into simultaneous distinctive features — John Lotz >
b. : disintegration, decay
< the old hostelry, then not many years from its final dissolution — A.W.Long >
especially : the extinction of life in the human body : decease, death
< grew convinced of his friend's approaching dissolution — Elinor Wylie >
c. : termination or destruction by breaking down, disrupting, or dispersing
< the dissolution of the republic >
< the dissolution of a treaty >
< the dissolution of American urban life — Richard Hofstadter >
< he saw his lifework threatened with dissolution through the political and shortsighted muddling — J.C.Fitzpatrick >
d. : final dispersion (as of an organized group)
< the power of dissolution of a legislature at will possessed by the colonial governor — O.P.Field >
e. : liquefaction
< the dissolution of ice >
f. : solution 2a
g. : the final liquidation of a business
2. : the process of becoming or the state of being relaxed or loosened or a becoming or being dissolute: as
a. obsolete : a becoming lax : enfeeblement
b. : a loosening or a loss of restraint especially in moral behavior : dissoluteness, profligacy
c. : the dissolving of a tie or connection
< the dissolution of the partnership >
3. : an instance or product of dissolution or something dissolved or dissolute: as
a. : solution 2b
b. obsolete : a dissolute or profligate act : extravagance, excess
c. : an opening in rock produced by the solution of part of the rock |