early 15c., from Late Latin dilapidationem (nominative dilapidatio) "a squandering," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin dilapidare "throw away, squander, waste," literally "pelt with stones" (thus "ruin, destroy") or else "scatter like stones," from dis- "asunder" (see dis-) + lapidare "throw stones at," from lapis (genitive lapidis) "stone." "Taken in Eng. in a more literal sense than was usual in Latin" [OED].
双语例句
1. Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation
特别破落的样子倒也找不出。
来自辞典例句
2. Ying Pun, a mine northeast original camp, for the 50 - meter square Tucheng now dilapidation to farmland.
营盘东北原有一座水雷营, 为各长50米的方形土城,现已坍毁为农田.
来自互联网
3. The characteristics of the packed goods are convenient storage, not dilapidation easily lowering the packaging cost.
