late 14c., "wasting of the body by disease; wasting disease" (replacing Old English yfeladl "the evil disease"), from Old French consumpcion, from Latin consumptionem (nominative consumptio) "a using up, wasting," noun of state from past participle stem of consumere (see consume). Meaning "the using up of material" is 1530s.
雙語例句
1. Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.
這些酒中大部分都不適于人類飲用。
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2. There has been a slight increase in the consumption of meat.
肉類消費量略有增長。
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3. Ethiopia has almost the lowest oil consumption per capita in the world.
埃塞俄比亞的人均石油耗費量幾乎是全世界最低的。
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4. The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind.
在消費結構重組方面，英國也落后于人。
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5. Recycling the waste from our increased consumption is better than burning it.