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单词 derelict
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derelictadj.n.

/ˈdɛrɪlɪkt/
Etymology: < Latin dērelictus, past participle of dērelinquĕre to forsake wholly, abandon, < de- prefix 1c + relinquĕre to leave, forsake.
A. adj.
1. Forsaken, abandoned, left by the possessor or guardian; esp. of a vessel abandoned at sea; transferred said of land left dry by the recession of the sea.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [adjective] > forsaken
forsakenc1305
abandoned1477
desert1480
forlorn1535
waived1577
forlorn1579
deserted1629
relinquished1635
derelict1649
desolated1803
1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. i. ⁋10 The affections which these exposed and derelict children bear to their mothers.
1700 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 640 A tryal before the barons of the exchequer..about derelict lands left by the sea in Yorkshire.
1848 H. Hallam Suppl. Notes View Europe Middle Ages 6 Gaul, like Britain..had become almost a sort of derelict possession, to be seized by the occupant.
1888 Times 21 Aug. 9/3 Massowah, which, having been abandoned and left derelict by Egypt..was seized by Italy as a res nullius.
figurative.1775 E. Burke Speech Amer. Taxation 45 They easily prevailed, so as to seize upon the vacant, unoccupied, and derelict minds of his friends.
2. Guilty of dereliction of duty; unfaithful, delinquent (U.S.).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > [adjective] > failing in duty
transfugious1611
defectious1630
defaulting1753
derelict1864
defaultant1884
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [adjective] > failing in duty
defaulting1753
derelict1864
defaultant1884
1864 Daily Tel. 13 Sept. Probably you will think that United States Commissioner Newton was very ‘derelict’ in his duty.
B. n.
1.
a. A piece of property abandoned by the owner or guardian; esp. a vessel abandoned at sea.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > personal or movable property > piece of abandoned property
straif1377
derelict1670
1670 London Gaz. No. 534/1 A small Virginia ship laden with Tobacco, which they seised as a Derelict, pretending the men had forsaken the ship.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Derelicts, in the Civil-Law, are such Goods as are wilfully thrown away, or relinquish'd by the Owner.
1842 T. De Quincey Mod. Greece in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 13/2 Often..plague..would absolutely depopulate a region...In such cases, mere strangers would oftentimes enter upon the lands as a derelict.
1876 W. J. J. Spry Cruise Her Majesty's Ship ‘Challenger’ iv. 61 On the morning of March 23rd we steamed in search of the derelict.
b. A person abandoned or forsaken.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > lack of friends > person
relict1584
derelict1728
destitute1737
lonely-heart1931
1728 R. Savage Bastard Pref. I was a Derelict from my cradle.
1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iv. 258 To try conclusions with my helplessness,—To pounce on, misuse me, your derelict, Helped by advantage that bereavement lends?
2. One guilty of dereliction of duty (U.S.). Cf. A. 2.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > undutiful person > [noun]
transfuge1548
defaulter?1592
transfuger1611
defector1615
infidel1655
turn-away1688
short-comer1865
defectant1874
derelict1888
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > failure in duty > one who
defaulter?1592
defector1615
short-comer1865
derelict1888
1888 Voice (N.Y.) 3 Jan. The Republicans renominated and triumphantly re-elected the derelicts.

Derivatives

derelictness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > dereliction of duty > [noun]
defaulta1250
fail1297
declining1526
defection1532
declination1533
defect1540
delinquishment1593
declension1597
secession1601
delinquency1606
delinquence1613
deliquity1682
dereliction1778
derelictness1888
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > failure in duty
fail1297
defaultc1330
defaultinga1475
delinquishment1593
delinquency1606
delinquence1613
deliquity1682
dereliction1778
derelictness1888
1888 Voice (N.Y.) 4 Oct. The derelictness of many officials in Kansas.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

derelictv.

Etymology: < Latin dērelict-, participial stem of dērelinquĕre : see derelict adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: dereˈlict.
rare.
1. transitive. To abandon, forsake. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [verb (transitive)] > forsake
forlet971
beleavec1175
letc1175
forleavec1225
forsakea1300
waivec1330
forgoa1400
forhowa1400
sakea1400
forloinc1400
forlesec1460
abandonc1475
destitute1530
aband1587
bandon1587
leese1590
linquish1591
desert1603
derelicta1631
the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] > desert or deny a person
forsakea1300
refusec1350
nitec1390
swerve1390
relinquish1472
relinque1483
renounce1582
to fling off1587
derelicta1631
relapse1633
plant1743
to throw over1835
chuck up (the sponge)1878
ditch1899
ruck1903
to run out on1912
to walk out1921
squib1938
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 334 Friends..must not be derelicted, abandoned to themselves.
1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. lxxiii Grants..of Lands derelicted.
2. figurative. To fail to keep or observe; to fall short of.Apparently an isolated use.
ΚΠ
1881 G. A. Macfarren Counterpoint (ed. 3) iv. 9 Exceptions can only be understood by students who are thoroughly conversant with the rules they [the exceptions] derelict.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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