| 单词 | depredation |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [depri'deiʃ(ə)n] |
| 解释 | n. 劫掠，蹂躏 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 劫掠，蹂躏 (robbing, plundering) 【记】 de+pred(=plunder掠 夺)+ation→劫掠 【同】 同根词：predator(食 肉动物) 【例】 the depredations of war |
| 字源 | depredation (n.) late 15c., from Middle French déprédation, from Late Latin depraedationem (nominative depraedatio) "a plundering," from past participle stem of Latin depraedari "to pillage," from de- "thoroughly" (see de-) + praedari "to plunder," literally "to make prey of," from praeda "prey" (see prey (n.)). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 劫掠, 蹂躏 = raid = robbing = plundering 【记】pred = plunder掠夺 【参】predator(n 掠夺者; 食肉动物) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】近于plunder，r=l，可能是其变体； 【相关】predation 掠夺，predator 掠夺者 |
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