extinction
extinction 英 [ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn] 美 [ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən]
n. 灭绝；消亡
名词复数:extinctions
- Extinction is when all members of a particular group die. Most often, we use it to discuss animal species. Many fear that the tiger is headed for extinction because of development and hunting.
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- n. 灭绝；消亡
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1. a tribe threatened with extinction/in danger of extinction
面临消亡威胁╱有消亡危险的部落
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2. The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction.
居住在山区的大猩猩已濒临灭绝。
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3. We know of several mass extinctions in the earth's history.
我们知道地球历史上出现过几次大规模的灭绝。
- extinction (n.) early 15c., "annihilation," from Latin extinctionem/exstinctionem (nominative extinctio/exstinctio) "extinction, annihilation," noun of action from past participle stem of extinguere/exstinguere "quench, wipe out" (see extinguish). Originally of fires, lights; figurative use, the wiping out of a material thing (a debt, a person, a family, etc.) from early 17c.; of species by 1784.
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