Extinction

释义 Definition

（物种或某类事物的）灭绝；（习俗、语言等的）消亡。常指一个物种不再存在或某种事物完全停止。

发音 Pronunciation

/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

例句 Examples

The dodo became extinct centuries ago.
渡渡鸟在几个世纪前就灭绝了。

Scientists warn that habitat loss could drive many species to extinction.
科学家警告说，栖息地丧失可能会把许多物种推向灭绝。

词源 Etymology

来自拉丁语 extinctio（“熄灭、消亡”），与 extinguish（熄灭）同源，原意带有“火被熄灭”的形象，后来引申为生命、物种或事物“消失不再存在”。

相关词 Related Words

• Annihilation
• Disappearance
• Endangerment
• Eradication
• Exterminate
• Obliteration
• Survival
• Vanish

文学作品 Literary Works

• On the Origin of Species — Charles Darwin
• The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History — Elizabeth Kolbert
• The Vanishing Half — Brit Bennett