destitute
英['destɪtjuːt]
美['dɛstə'tʊt]
- adj. 穷困的；无的；缺乏的
- n. 赤贫者
- vt. 使穷困；夺去
词态变化
名词: destitution;
中文词源
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。
英文词源
- destitute
- destitute: see statue
- destitute (adj.)
- late 14c., "abandoned, forsaken," from Latin destitutus "abandoned," past participle of destituere "forsake," from de- "away" + statuere "put, place," causative of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Originally literal; sense of "lacking resources, impoverished" is 1530s.
双语例句
- 1. When he died, his family was left completely destitute.
- 他死时家里一贫如洗。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. When Mr. Smith died, his wife and childern were left destitute.
- 史密斯先生死后, 他的妻儿变得一贫如洗.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. When Mr. Smith died, his wife and children were left destitute.
- 史密斯先生死时, 他的妻子和孩子都陷入贫困.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. They were destitute of necessaries of life.
- 他们缺少生活必需品.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Many had lost all in the disaster and were destitute.
- 很多人被灾难夺去了一切，变得一无所有。
来自辞典例句