Total destruction or disintegration, either physical, moral, social, or economic.
파생어
ruinate [동] ruiner [명] ruinous [형]
예문
1. the ruin of the country (국가의 멸망) 2. the ruins of ancient Greece (고대 그리스 유적) 3. He will ruin his prospects if he keeps on acting like that. (만약 그가 저런 행동을 계속한다면 그의 장래는 망쳐질 것이다) 4. He is but the ruin of what he was. (그는 옛 모습을 찾아볼 수 없을 만큼 몰락했다) 5. The crops have been ruined by the storm. (폭풍우 때문에 농작물을 망쳤다)
