Decimation
[,desɪ'meɪʃən] or [,dɛsə'meʃən]
解释:
(noun.) destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot).
校对:鲁本--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A tithing.
(n.) A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.
(n.) The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war.
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