depredation

英 [,deprɪ'deɪʃ(ə)n]美 [,dɛprə'deʃən]
  • n. 掠夺；破坏，破坏痕迹
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中文词源

depredation 掠夺

de-, 向下，强调。-pred, 抓，拿，词源同apprehend, predate. 引申词义拿走，掠夺。

英文词源

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.)).

双语例句

1. Most southern towns have suffered from the reckless depredation of the armed gang.
大多数南方城镇都遭受过这帮武装匪徒的鲁蛮掠夺.
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2. Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.
该地区的环境破坏大都是由于规划不善造成的。
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3. Aster was calculating on three days of depredation and one day to escape.
埃斯特打算剽掠三天,再用一天时间溜走.
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4. Depredation and war with clear always.
掠夺与战争与明始终.
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5. The synergism between erosion and corrosion is main factor resulting in slurry erosion depredation of materials.
冲刷和腐蚀间的交互作用是引起材料发生泥浆型冲蚀破坏的主要因素.
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