英语词汇“extinct”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	extinct
释义	ex·tinct I. \ikˈstiŋ(k)t, (ˈ)ek\|s-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exstinctus, extinctus, past participle of exstinguere, extinguere to extinguish — more at extinguish 1. a. : no longer burning : put out : extinguished, quenched < he threw his extinct cigarette into the rapid brown water — C.S.Forester > < all hope was extinct > b. of a volcano : marked by total cessation of eruptions : no longer active 2. a. : no longer living : deceased, dead < extinct relatives and friends > b. : that has died out altogether < an extinct nation > : lacking living representatives : lacking survivors < an extinct royal family > < extinct prehistoric animals > : no longer to be found : no longer in existence : vanished < a truly kind person of a type almost extinct > c. : that no longer exists in its original form < members of an extinct Indian people now living on a reservation > 3. a. : gone out of use : superseded < like a woman dressed in a fashion long extinct — William Beebe > < an extinct language > < extinct laws and customs > : obsolete < extinct verb suffixes > b. of a title of nobility : being without a qualified claimant < an extinct dukedom > II. transitive verb (extincted ; extincted or extinct ; extincting ; extincts) Etymology: Middle English extincten, from Latin exstinctus, extinctus, past participle archaic : extinguish < give renewed fire to our extincted spirits — Shakespeare >
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