devitalization

n. 夺去生命, 丧失活力

例句与用法：

And no sooner had Joan, his handsome, shallow-minded wife, the easy-going mother of his many children, heard of her exalted estate than her romantic soul began secretly to devise a brilliant and fitting alliance for her beautiful young daughter.

他的妻子琼是一个健壮、浅薄的女人，也是孩子们随和的母亲。当她一听说自己高贵的地位时，便立刻想入非非，暗自打算为她的年轻漂亮的女儿找一个显赫、门当户对的婆家。

He devises a new type of transistor.

他发明了一种新的晶体管。

The government devised a scheme for redeveloping the city center.

政府制定了市中心重建计划。

词形变化：

形容词: devisable | 名词: deviser | 动词过去式: devised | 动词过去分词: devised | 动词现在分词: devising | 动词第三人称单数: devises |

详细释义：

n.

无生命力; 衰弱; 伤元气