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  • adj. 荒凉的, 被遗弃的
  • [英] adj. 荒凉的, 被遗弃的 ( left alone; solitary; deserted)
  • [记] de+sol ( 孤独) +ate -> 变得孤独 -> 被遗弃的;
  • [同] 参考: solitude ( 孤独) ;solo ( 独唱) 派生词: desolation(n. 遗弃, 荒凉; 孤寂, 凄凉)

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I. adjective

  • Etymology: Middle English desolat, from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare to abandon, from de- + solus alone
  • Date: 14th century
  • 1. devoid of inhabitants and visitors ; deserted
  • 2. joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one <a desolate widow>
  • 3.
    • a. showing the effects of abandonment and neglect ; dilapidated <a desolate old house>
    • b. barren, lifeless <a desolate landscape>
    • c. devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope ; gloomy <desolate memories>
  • Synonyms: see alone, dismal
  • ? desolately adverb
  • ? desolateness noun

II. transitive verb (-lated; -lating)

  • Date: 14th century
  • to make desolate:
    • a. to deprive of inhabitants
    • b. to lay waste
    • c. forsake
    • d. to make wretched
  • ? desolater or desolator noun
  • ? desolatingly adverb


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