c. 1300, "condemnation to Hell by God," also "fact of being condemned by judicial sentence," from Old French damnation, from Latin damnationem (nominative damnatio), noun of action from past participle stem of damnare (see damn). As an imprecation, attested from c. 1600.
Damnation follows death in other men,
But your damn'd Poet lives and writes agen.
[Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell, 1707 or 1708]
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. They believe he will suffer damnation for his sins.
他們相信他會(huì)因他的罪孽而遭厄運(yùn)的.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The Titans were hurled down there by Zeus to suffer eternal damnation.
提坦諸神就被宙斯拉到這兒承受永久的磨難.
來(lái)自神話部分
3. God is willing to snatch your soul from eternal damnation.
上帝是愿意把你的靈魂從永恒的地獄中打救出來(lái)的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. Chicago is the glory and damnation of America, all rolled into one.