mid-14c., "fact of being lost or destroyed," from Old French perdicion "loss, calamity, perdition" of souls (11c.) and directly from Late Latin perditionem (nominative perditio) "ruin, destruction," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin perdere "do away with, destroy; lose, throw away, squander," from per- "through" (here perhaps with intensive or completive force, "to destruction") + dare "to put" (see date (n.1)). Special theological sense of "condition of damnation, spiritual ruin, state of souls in Hell" (late 14c.) has gradually extinguished the general use of the word.
双语例句
1. Ah! How cheerfully we consign ourselves to perdition!
啊! 我们是多么欢欢喜喜地使自己沦于万劫不复的境地 啊 !
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2. The man trembled whenever he thought of the perdition.
这个人一想起死后的永久惩罚就颤抖不已.
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3. My scene of perdition , no reply to what it means to be.
我灭亡的场面, 没人回答.
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4. It was their remarkable spirit that had prevented them from perdition.
正是他们这种伟大的精神使他们得以生存而不至于灭亡.
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5. One un - repented of sin may lead to perdition.