despoliation

英 [dɪ,spəʊlɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n] 美
  • n. 抢劫;掠夺
近义词 robbery

英英释义


1. the act of stripping and taking by force

英文词源


despoliation (n.)
1650s, from Late Latin despoliationem (nominative despoliatio), noun of action from Latin despoliatus, past participle of despoliare (see despoil).