中英互译
destitute
英 /ˈdestɪtjuːt/美 /ˈdestɪtuːt/
基本释义
- adj.穷困的;无的;缺乏的
- n.赤贫者
- vt.使穷困;夺去
比较级more destitute
最高级most destitute
GRE
双语例句
- They seem destitute of ordinary human feelings.他们似乎一点人情味都没有。来自《牛津词典》
- When he died, his family was left completely destitute.他死时家里一贫如洗。来自《牛津词典》
- More than a third of the population was destitute.超过三分之一的人口处于贫困。
相关短语
- destitute population赤贫人口
- destitute areas特困地区
- Not Destitute Enough不够穷困;不够贫困
- be utterly destitute家徒四壁
- destitute of剥夺
词语扩展
adj.
穷困的;无的;缺乏的
vt.
使穷困;夺去
n.
destitution穷困;缺乏
词义分布
赤贫
38.5%
穷困
30.8%
缺乏的
15.4%
赤贫者
15.4%
英英释义
- adj.poor enough to need help from others
- adj.completely wanting or lacking
词源
- destitute来自拉丁语dēstitūtus.
- destitute贫困的de-, 不,非,使没有。-stit, 站,词源同stand, institute.即使无立足之地,引申义贫困。
- destituteFrom Latin dēstitūtus.