per·di·tion /pəˈdɪʃən $ pər-/ noun [uncountableU] old use
1.RRCpunishment after death 〔死后〕下地狱
2BADcomplete destruction or failure 彻底毁灭[失败]
an alcoholic on the road to perdition
一个走向毁灭的酒鬼
Examples from the Corpus
perdition• Wilde was now on the brink of perdition.• So many of the men looked so young to be traveling that road to perdition.• To perdition with the Bamford Hunt and every one of its hounds.
Originperdition
(1300-1400)Late Latinperditio, from Latinperdere“to destroy”