noun🔗Share十分之一的杀戮，杀一儆十。 (strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot."After the mutiny, the Roman legion faced decimation; every tenth soldier was chosen by lot and executed. "兵变之后，罗马军团面临着十分之一的杀戮；每十名士兵中就有一人被抽签选中处决，以儆效尤。militarywarhistorynumberactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share大规模杀戮，大面积破坏。 (generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population."The new disease caused the decimation of the bee population in the area, leading to concerns about crop pollination. "这种新疾病导致该地区蜜蜂数量大量锐减，引发了人们对农作物授粉的担忧。militarydisasterhistorywargroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share什一税，抽十分之一税。 A tithe or the act of tithing."The church requested a voluntary decimation of the harvest, asking farmers to donate ten percent of their crops. "教会请求农民自愿捐献收成的什一税，希望他们捐出百分之十的农作物。religionhistorymilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share抽取，采样 The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence."The teacher's decimation of the reading list left only every third book for the students to study. "老师对阅读书目的抽取，只留下了每三本书中的一本供学生学习。computingnumbermathtechnologystatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
