pulverized(动词过去式/形容词)意为"粉碎的,碾成粉末的"。指将某物研磨、压碎成极细的粉末状态,也可比喻性地表示"彻底击败、摧毁"。
/ˈpʌl.və.raɪzd/
The rocks were pulverized into fine dust by the machine.
这些岩石被机器碾成了细粉。
After years of erosion, the ancient limestone had been completely pulverized by the relentless force of wind and water, leaving behind nothing but a thin layer of powdery sediment.
经过多年的侵蚀,古老的石灰�ite被风和水的无情力量彻底粉碎,只留下一层薄薄的粉状沉积物。
pulverize 源自拉丁语 pulvis,意为"灰尘、粉末"。经由晚期拉丁语 pulverizare(使成为粉末)传入古法语 pulvériser,最终在15世纪进入英语。词根 pulv- 与"粉末"相关,后缀 -ize 表示"使……化",整体含义即"使成为粉末"。英语中 powder(粉末)一词也与此同源。