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单词 devoid
释义

devoid

[ dih-void ]
/ dɪˈvɔɪd /
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adjective

not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).

verb (used with object)

to deplete or strip of some quality or substance: imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity.

Origin of devoid

1350–1400; Middle English, originally past participle <Anglo-French, for Old French desvuidier to empty out, equivalent to des-dis-1 + vuidier to empty, void

SYNONYMS FOR devoid

1 lacking, wanting, destitute, bereft, barren.
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Example sentences from the Web for devoid

  • They are devoided of personal interest in order to prevent the attention of the spectator from being fixed upon them.

    Major Prophets of To-Day|Edwin E. Slosson

British Dictionary definitions for devoid

devoid
/ (dɪˈvɔɪd) /

adjective

(postpositive foll by of) destitute or void (of); free (from)

Word Origin for devoid

C15: originally past participle of devoid (vb) to remove, from Old French devoidier, from de- de- + voider to void
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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