dissolution
/ˌdɪsəˈljuːʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body, especially a parliament（集会、合伙企业或官方团体, 尤指议会的）关闭; 解散：
the dissolution of their marriage
他们婚姻的解体
count noun the Queen would have to decide whether to grant a dissolution.女王必须决定是否同意解散议会。
1.1
- technical the action or process of dissolving or being dissolved〈技〉溶解; 融化：
minerals susceptible to dissolution.
易于溶解的矿物质。
1.2
- disintegration; decomposition瓦解; 分解：
the dissolution of the flesh.
肉的腐烂。
1.3
- formal death〈正式〉死亡。
2
- debauched living; dissipation放荡的生活; 挥霍浪费：
an advanced state of dissolution.
更进一步的堕落。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin dissolutio（n-）， from the verb dissolvere （see DISSOLVE）.