ruination
/rʊɪˈneɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined毁灭; 毁坏; 没落; 破产; 堕落：
commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people.
商业上的不端行为造成成千上万人倾家荡产。
1.1
- the state of being ruined毁灭（或破败、倾圮、没落的）状态：
the headquarters fell into ruination.
总部已成一片废墟。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from obsolete ruinate + -ION.