destitution
英 [,destɪ'tʃuːʃn; ,destɪ'tjuːʃn]
美
- n. 穷困；缺乏
词态变化
形容词: destitute;
英文词源
- destitution (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French destitution and directly from Latin destitutionem (nominative destitutio) "a forsaking, deserting," from destitutus, past participle of destituere (see destitute).
双语例句
- 1. The people lived in destitution.
- 民生凋敝.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. His drinking led him to a life of destitution.
- 酗酒导致他生活贫穷。
来自辞典例句
- 3. He reach the excess of destitution from which he never rose again.
- 他走到了贫困的极端,从此一蹶不振.
来自辞典例句
- 4. In some regions the types of mental and physical destitution were without parallel.
- 在有些地区里,精神上和物质上的贫乏的情况是无法比拟的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Ants will then be saved from destitution, for they'll have abundant supply.
- 这样在万物凋敝的冬季,蚂蚁同样可以丰衣足食.
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