perdition

英 [pɜː'dɪʃn] 美 [pɜːr'dɪʃn]

• n. 地狱；灭亡

英英释义

Noun:

1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment;

   "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"
   "a demon from the depths of the pit"
   "Hell is paved with good intentions"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Many living thing species extermination or the perdition are caused by this way.
   许多生物物种的灭绝或频临灭亡就是如此造成的。
2. It was their remarkable spirit that had prevented them from perdition.
   正是他们这种伟大的精神使他们得以生存而不至于灭亡。

经典引文

• Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul But I do love thee.

  出自：Othello , Shakespeare

近反义词

【近义词】

• hell 地狱
• purgatory 灵魂的净化
• punishment 惩罚
• damnation 非难
• abyss 深渊
• inferno 火海
• netherworld 阴间，阴曹地府...
• nether world 阴间
• underworld 黑社会
• pit 坑