extermination
/ɪkˌstɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˌstɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)ekˌ-/ (ame, mw)
extermination — 名詞
1. the deliberate killing of every animal, insect, or person belonging to a particu
滅絕；撲殺
把一群動物或人全部殺光的行為
the deliberate killing of every animal, insect, or person belonging to a particular group or living in a particular area, so that none survive.
Diego hired a pest-control company for the extermination of cockroaches in his restaurant kitchen.
Diego 請了一家除蟲公司來撲殺餐廳廚房裡的蟑螂。
collocation: extermination of [pest species]
The new law bans the extermination of rare birds on the small islands off the coast.
新法律禁止對沿岸小島上稀有鳥類的滅絕行為。
extermination of + protected species, with location
Historians at the museum showed how the war led to the extermination of an entire village.
博物館的歷史學家展示了那場戰爭如何導致整個村莊遭到滅絕。
Farmers near the river demanded the extermination of the rats that were destroying their grain.
河邊的農夫要求撲殺那些破壞他們穀物的老鼠。
Without proper rules, the extermination of wild wolves continued for many years across the country.
由於缺乏適當的規範，全國對野狼的撲殺持續了許多年。
- eradication
very close in meaning; often used for diseases or pests
- annihilation
stronger, more dramatic; suggests total destruction, often of armies or peoples
- wiping out
informal alternative; works in spoken English
- preservation
actively keeping a group safe and alive
- protection
shielding a group from harm
文法句型
extermination of + noun
用法筆記
Object is usually an animal/insect group treated as a pest, or, in historical or wartime contexts, a group of people. The word is heavier than 'killing' and implies a planned, total effort — not a single act.