extinction

• ex-前缀，表示‘出’或‘外’
• stinct来自拉丁语‘stinguere’，意为‘熄灭’或‘消灭’
• -ion后缀，表示行为或状态

从‘ex-’（出）和‘stinct’（熄灭）组合而来，字面意思是‘熄灭’，引申为‘灭绝’

extinct

灭绝的，来自‘ex-’和‘stinct’，意为‘熄灭的’

distinct

不同的，来自‘dis-’（分开）和‘stinct’（熄灭），意为‘分开熄灭的’，引申为‘不同的’

extension

延伸，来自‘ex-’（出）和‘tend’（伸展），意为‘向外伸展’

expansion

扩张，来自‘ex-’（出）和‘pand’（展开），意为‘向外展开’

1. 释义 1灭绝，消失

   The extinction of dinosaurs occurred millions of years ago.

2. 释义 1灭绝，消失

   Many species are on the brink of extinction due to habitat destruction.

3. 释义 1灭绝，消失

   Efforts to prevent the extinction of the tiger are ongoing.