depopulate是什么意思
depopulate
英 [diː'pɒpjʊleɪt]美 [,di'pɑpjulet]vt. 使人口减少vi. 人口减少 «中文词源
depopulate 使人口减少de-, 不，非，使相反。populate, 人口聚居。即使人口减少。
英文词源
depopulate (v.)1540s; see de- + populate. Perhaps from Latin depopulatus, past participle of depopulari "to lay waste, ravage." Related: Depopulated; depopulating. Earlier in same sense was dispeplen (early 15c.).双语例句
1. The famine threatened to depopulate the continent. 饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。来自柯林斯例句
2. King Ptolemy prohibited Hegesias from lecturing , lest he depopulate the country. 国王托勒密因此禁止何基西亚斯讲课, 以避免其哲学使国家人口下降. )来自互联网
