desolate

英 [ˈdes.əl.ət]      美 [ˈdes.əl.ət]
  • adj. 荒凉的;无人烟的
  • vt. 使荒凉;使孤寂
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1. de- "completely" + sol- "alone" + -ate.
2. => leave alone, desert.
3. => "without companions," also "uninhabited".
desolate 荒凉的

de-, 向下,强调。sole, 单独的。即孤零零的,荒凉的。

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.
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。
2. a bleak and desolate landscape
一片荒凉的景色
3. The house was desolate, ready to be torn down.
这房子没人居住, 等着拆除.
4. He has been desolate since his wife died.
自从妻子去世后,他一直很孤独.
5. The town has a desolate visage.
这个镇子呈现出一片荒凉.

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