perdition
/pəˈdɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death(基督教神学)永劫。
1.1
- complete and utter ruin彻底完蛋; 完全破产:
she used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal before perdition.
她在彻底完蛋之前, 用最后一张钞票吃了一顿美餐。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French perdiciun, from ecclesiastical Latin perditio(n-), from Latin perdere 'destroy', from per- 'completely, to destruction' + the base of dare 'put'.