derelict
英 [ˈder.ə.lɪkt]
美 [ˈder.ə.lɪkt]
- adj. 玩忽职守的;无主的;被抛弃了的
- n. 遗弃物;玩忽职守者;被遗弃的人
将“derelict”分解为“de”表示“否定”或“除去”,“rel”表示“关系”或“联系”,以及“ict”表示“行为”。想象一个人原本与他人有着联系,但因为某种原因(de-除去),他变得无家可归(rel-关系),形如一个“derelict”(废弃的)状态。这种方法可以帮助你记住这个单词的含义。
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derelict 荒废的de-, 向下,离开,-re, 向后,-lict, 留下,遗留,词源同delinquent, leave. 即留在后面的,荒废的。
- derelict (adj.)
- 1640s, from Latin derelictus "solitary, deserted," past participle of dereliquere "to abandon, forsake, desert," from de- "entirely" + relinquere "leave behind" (see relinquish). Originally especially of vessels abandoned at sea or stranded on shore. As a noun, from 1660s.
- 1. Derelict inner - city sites could be sold off cheaply for housing.
- 荒废的内城区可以廉价出售用来修建房屋.
- 2. The ship is derelict long.
- 这只船废弃已久.
- 3. Her body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse less than a mile from her home.
- 在距离她家不到一英里的一座废弃仓库里发现了她遭弃的尸体。
- 4. Last night I realized that I'd been both blind and derelict.
- 昨天晚上我才发现自己既失职又有眼不识泰山.
- 5. No. 41 was almost derelict.
- 四十一号则好象被人弃置.