desolate

英 ['des(ə)lət] 美['dɛsələt]
  • adj. 荒凉的;无人烟的
  • vt. 使荒凉;使孤寂

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词态变化


第三人称单数: desolates;过去式: desolated;过去分词: desolated;现在分词: desolating;

助记提示


1. de- "completely" + sol- "alone" + -ate.
2. => leave alone, desert.
3. => "without companions," also "uninhabited".

中文词源


desolate 荒凉的

de-, 向下,强调。sole, 单独的。即孤零零的,荒凉的。

英文词源


desolate
desolate: see sole
desolate (adj.)
mid-14c., "without companions," also "uninhabited," from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare "leave alone, desert," from de- "completely" (see de-) + solare "make lonely," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). Sense of "joyless" is 15c.
desolate (v.)
late 14c., from desolate (adj.). Related: Desolated; desolating.

双语例句


1. Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.
这里大半遭毁,几乎没有一栋建筑完好无损,变成了一块荒废之地。

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2. a bleak and desolate landscape
一片荒凉的景色

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3. The house was desolate, ready to be torn down.
这房子没人居住, 等着拆除.

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4. He has been desolate since his wife died.
自从妻子去世后,他一直很孤独.

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5. The town has a desolate visage.
这个镇子呈现出一片荒凉.

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