demolition
英 [demə'lɪʃn]
美 [,dɛmə'lɪʃən; ,dimə'lɪʃən]
- n. 解体（demolishmentと同じ）; 損傷; 破壊.
英語の語源
- demolition (n.)
- 1540s, from Old French demolition (14c.) "demolition; defeat, rout," from Latin demolitionem (nominative demolitio), noun of action from past participle stem of demoliri (see demolish). Mencken noted demolition engineer for "house-wrecker" by 1936. Demolition derby is recorded from 1956, American English, defined by OED as "a contest in which old cars are battered into one another, the last one running being declared the winner."
例文
- 1. The High Court has granted permission for the demolition work to continue.
- 高裁は解体作業の継続を承認した。
- 2.Spillover damage from the building 's demolition was confined to some broken glass.
- このビルを取り壊した損失は、ガラスの一部が割れただけだ。
- 3.The church has been threatened with demolition for years.
- この教会は長年にわたって解体の脅威にさらされてきた。
＜dl>＜dt＞4.They underwent courses in radio communication，
demolition ，and sabotage.
彼らは無線通信、破壊、破壊の授業を受けた。- 5.The project required the total demolition of the old bridge.
- このプロジェクトでは、古い橋を完全に取り壊すことが要求されています。