Definition
泯灭 means 'to vanish completely; to die out' — it is used mostly in literary contexts for abstract things like conscience, hope, or human nature. It carries a stronger sense of total destruction than common synonyms like 消失 or 灭绝.
v.
(literary) to die out completelyto vanish without a trace
Examples
- 泯灭。Rén de liángxīn bùnéng mǐn miè.A person's conscience should never die out.
- ，泯灭。Shībài hòu, tā de xīwàng bìng méiyǒu wánquán mǐn miè.After failure, his hope did not completely vanish.
- 泯灭。Guòqu de jìyì bú huì suí shíjiān ér mǐn miè.Memories of the past won't vanish with time.
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