extinct
adj.灭绝的
释义2:
extinct
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◙ adjective1. (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members• (种、科或更大群体)灭绝的,绝种的 »trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct. 三叶虫和恐龙已经绝种。 (often humorous)no longer in existence• [常幽默] 不复存在的;绝种的 »the sort of girls' school that is now extinct. 那种现已不复存在的女子学校。 (of a volcano) not having erupted in recorded history• (火山)死的,不活动的 no longer alight• 熄灭的 »his now extinct pipe. 他那已熄灭的烟斗。 (of a title of nobility) having no qualified claimant• (贵族称号)无合法继承人的【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'no longer alight'): from Latin exstinct- 'extinguished', from the verb exstinguere (see extinguish )
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