destruction
/dɪˈstrʌkʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired摧毁, 彻底毁坏：
the destruction of the rainforest
对雨林的破坏
the avalanche left a trail of destruction.
雪崩留下了破坏的痕迹。
1.1
- the action or process of killing or being killed杀伤; 被杀伤：
weapons of mass destruction.
大规模杀伤性武器。
1.2
- the ruination or ending of a system or state of affairs（体制、事态的）终结; 没落：
the destruction of a traditional way of life.
传统生活方式的终结。
1.3
- in sing. a cause of someone's ruin（人）毁灭的根源, 堕落的原因：
gambling was his destruction.
赌博导致了他的毁灭。
词源
Middle English: from Latin destructio（n-）， from the verb destruere （see DESTROY）.