demolition

demolition
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or process of demolishing or being demolished
    拆毁,拆除
    the monument was saved from demolition.
    纪念碑免遭拆除。
    ■(informal)an overwhelming defeat
    (非正式)大败
派生
demolitionist
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: via French from Latin demolitio(n-), from the verb demoliri (see demolish)
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