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perish

英 ['perɪʃ] 美 ['pɛrɪʃ]

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解释

vt. 使麻木；毁坏
vi. 死亡；毁灭；腐烂；枯萎

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中文词源

perish 死亡，毁灭

来自古法语periss-,来自拉丁语perire,走完，走尽，来自per-,穿过，完全的，ire,走，行程，词源同exit,itinerary.引申词义死亡，毁灭。-iss,分词格。

英文词源

perish (v.): mid-13c., from periss- present participle stem of Old French perir "perish, be lost, be shipwrecked" (12c.), from Latin perire "to be lost, perish," literally "to go through," from per- "through, completely, to destruction" (see per) + ire "to go" (see ion). Related: Perished; perishing.

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例句和用法

1. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.: 佛教必须适应新时代，否则将会消亡。

2. Me a policeman! Perish the thought!: 我当警察！想都别想了，不可能！

3. Crowns and thrones may perish.: 王权不会永存.

4. We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.: 我们没有电脑（死了心吧），只好最近买了台电动打字机。

5. Your bodies and names will perish, but the river will flow on for ever -- the names of mediocre writers will be forgottern, but those of the great masters will live.: 尔曹身与名俱灭, 不废江河万古流.