extermination
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。
human-context use: extermination of a group of people
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。
extermination of [animal pests], with cause clause
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。
passive-like use with abstract subject
- extermination of pests
- extermination of a species
- mass extermination
- systematic extermination
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- exterminate動詞C1
- exterminator名詞C1
- exterminated形容詞C2
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- systematically
- completely
- ruthlessly
常用片語
- mass extermination
- policy of extermination
- campaign of extermination