(nominativedominatio), noun of action from past-participle stem ofdominari"to rule, have dominion over," fromdominus"lord, master," literally "master of the house," fromdomus"house, home" (from PIE root*dem-"house, household") +-nus, suffix denoting ownership or relation. Sexual bondage ...
The legal meaning "pronounce judgment upon" evolved in the Latin word. The optative expletive use likely is as old as the theological sense.Damnand its derivatives generally were avoided in print from 18c. to 1930s (the famous line in the film version of "Gone with the Wind" was a break...
The word entered Middle English usage from Old French in the early 14th century. The secular [世俗的] meaning survives in English "to condemn" (in a court of law), or "damning criticism". The noun damnation itself is mostly reserved for the religious sense in Modern English, while condemna...
11.To read the word, we must roll our tongues(卷起舌头).12.How many syllables(音节)are there in the word? 13.Try to remember the meaning of this word.14.We can get a new word if we add a suffix(加一个后缀)after it.15.Can you tell me any synonyms(同义词)of this word? 16.Wh...