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]
实用例句
1. They believe he will suffer damnation for his sins.
他们相信他会因他的罪孽而遭厄运的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The Titans were hurled down there by Zeus to suffer eternal damnation.
提坦诸神就被宙斯拉到这儿承受永久的磨难.
来自神话部分
3. God is willing to snatch your soul from eternal damnation.
上帝是愿意把你的灵魂从永恒的地狱中打救出来的.
来自辞典例句
4. Chicago is the glory and damnation of America, all rolled into one.
