[mass noun]the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired 摧毁,彻底毁坏 the destruction of the rainforest. 对雨林的破坏。 the avalanche left a trail of destruction. 雪崩留下了破坏的痕迹。 ■the action or process of killing or being killed 杀伤;被杀伤 weapons of mass destruction. 大规模杀伤性武器。 ■the ruination or ending of a system or state of affairs (体制、事态的)终结;没落 the destruction of a traditional way of life. 传统生活方式的终结。 ■[in sing.]a cause of someone's ruin (人)毁灭的根源,堕落的原因 gambling was his destruction. 赌博导致了他的毁灭。
语源
Middle English: from Latin destructio(n-), from the verb destruere (see destroy)