英语词汇“destitute”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	destitute
释义	des·ti·tute I. \ˈdestəˌtü]t, -stə.ˌtyü], usu ]d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Middle English destitut, from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere to set away, leave alone, forsake, from de- + -stituere (from statuere to set) — more at statute 1. obsolete : abandoned 2. : bereft or divested < a city street destitute of trees > < no danger of our becoming destitute of facts — S.C.Pepper > : bare or empty < a lake destitute of fish > : lacking any provision or showing a want < a new religion of authority singularly destitute of safeguards against self-deception — W.R.Inge > : subject to a lack or deficiency < of all men alive he is possibly the most completely destitute of the mystical sense — W.L.Sullivan > < destitute of all sense of personal dignity > : possessing or showing no vestige < as destitute of conscience as a snake — W.L.Sullivan > — used with of 3. : lacking possessions and resources; especially : lacking the necessaries of life : suffering extreme want < the death of a destitute widow from starvation — Julian Maclaren-Ross > < homes for the destitute > < the result was impoverished villages in India, hideous and destitute towns in England — Lewis Mumford > < in a destitute condition for clothes > Synonyms: see poor II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin destitutus 1. obsolete : forsake 2. a. : to deprive or divest — used with of < the accident will destitute us of all our liquid assets > b. archaic : to deprive of office : depose 3. archaic : to lay waste : devastate 4. obsolete : to make void : frustrate
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