perish

perish

英 ['perɪʃ]
　　美 ['pɛrɪʃ]

vt. 使麻木；毀壞
　　vi. 死亡；毀滅；腐爛；枯萎

v.(動詞)perish的基本意思是“毀滅”“死亡”,多指慘死或暴死,常用在書面語言,尤其是新聞報道中。perish用於被動式,表示“…壞瞭”“…得要命”“使…難堪”。perish常用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,接名詞或代詞作賓語。

中文詞源：

perish 死亡，毀滅

來自古法語periss-,來自拉丁語perire,走完，走盡，來自per-,穿過，完全的，ire,走，行程，詞源同exit,itinerary.引申詞義死亡，毀滅。-iss,分詞格。

例句：

1. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.
佛教必須適應新時代，否則將會消亡。

2. Me a policeman! Perish the thought!
我當警察！想都別想瞭，不可能！

3. Crowns and thrones may perish.
王權不會永存.

4. We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.
我們沒有電腦（死瞭心吧），隻好最近買瞭臺電動打字機。

5. Your bodies and names will perish, but the river will flow on for ever -- the names of mediocre writers will be forgottern, but those of the great masters will live.
爾曹身與名俱滅, 不廢江河萬古流.