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单词 devoid
释义 devoid
\də̇ˈvȯid, dēˈ-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, probably short for devoided, past participle of devoiden to get rid of, depart from, from Middle French desvuidier to empty, from Old French, from des- dis- + vuidier to empty — more at void
1. obsolete : void, empty, vacant
 < when I awoke, and found her place devoid — Edmund Spenser >
2.
 a. : not having or using : lacking — used with of
  < desert sand … devoid of humus — W.B.Fisher >
  < her somewhat sallow face devoid of makeup — Erle Stanley Gardner >
  < absolutely devoid of any ambition — L.P.Smith >
  < echoing phrases devoid of substance — W.L.Sullivan >
  < devoid of teeth — R.W.Murray >
 b. : free from : unimpaired by — used with of
  < love is never quite devoid of sentimentality — W.S.Maugham >
  < a conscience devoid of offense — Acts 24:16 (Authorized Version) >
  < a dignity of manner devoid of all stiffness — Anthony Trollope >
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