mid-15c., "repulsion;" 1540s, "utter destruction, eradication," from Middle French extermination and directly from Latin exterminationem (nominative exterminatio) "ejection, banishment," noun of action from past participle stem of exterminare (see exterminate).
雙語例句
1. All door and window is sealed for the extermination of mosquito.
為了消滅蚊子，所有的門窗都被封閉起來了。
來自辭典例句
2. In doing so they were saved from extermination.
這樣一來卻使它們免于絕滅.
來自辭典例句
3. Children of fourteen were considered " independent " for purposes of transport to the extermination camps.
為了把猶太人運往滅絕集中營,14歲的兒童就被視做 “ 獨立 ” 的人.
來自演講部分
4. He will have to perform a tough game, extermination opponents hope.
藉此他才能陸續演出高難度球技, 滅絕對手的希望.
來自互聯網
5. After the extermination of the Jedi ranks, lightsabers became rare relics.