destitute

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈdɛstɪtuːt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Lacking something; devoid.
    — Now, though this region may scarcely be said to be wedded to science, being to all intents a virgin territory as respects the enquirer into natural history, still it is greatly destitute of the treasures of the vegetable kingdom.
  2. Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.
    — Near-synonym: penniless

词形变化

more destitute comparative most destitute superlative destitutes present,singular,third-person destituting participle,present destituted participle,past destituted past

词汇关系

衍生词
destitutely destituteness

词源

词源 1
From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus.
词源 2
From Middle English destituten, from the adjective (see above).
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