extinct

extinct
adjective
  1. (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members
    (种、科或更大群体)灭绝的,绝种的
    trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct.
    三叶虫和恐龙已经绝种。
    ■(often humorous)no longer in existence
    (常幽默)不复存在的;绝种的
    the sort of girls' school that is now extinct.
    那种现已不复存在的女子学校。
    ■(of a volcano) not having erupted in recorded history
    (火山)死的,不活动的
    ■no longer alight
    熄灭的
    his now extinct pipe.
    他那已熄灭的烟斗。
    ■(of a title of nobility) having no qualified claimant
    (贵族称号)无合法继承人的
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'no longer alight'): from Latin exstinct- 'extinguished', from the verb exstinguere (see extinguish)
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