dissolution

dissolution
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body, especially a parliament
    关闭;解散(集会、合伙企业或官方团体,尤指议会)
    the dissolution of their marriage.
    他们婚姻的解体。
    [count noun]the Queen would have to decide whether to grant a dissolution.
    女王必须决定是否同意解散议会。
    ■(technical)the action or process of dissolving or being dissolved
    (技)溶解;融化
    minerals susceptible to dissolution.
    易于溶解的矿物质。
    ■disintegration; decomposition
    瓦解;分解
    the dissolution of the flesh.
    肉的腐烂。
    ■(formal)death
    (正式)死亡
  2. debauched living; dissipation
    放荡的生活;挥霍浪费
    an advanced state of dissolution.
    更进一步的堕落。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin dissolutio(n-), from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve)
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