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abject

英 ['æbdʒekt] 美 ['æbdʒɛkt]

解释

adj. 卑鄙的；可怜的；不幸的

※ 提供单词"abject"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

abject 悲惨的

前缀ab-, 离开，离弃。词根ject,扔，同project.

英文词源

abject (adj.): early 15c., "cast off, rejected," from Latin abiectus, past participle of abicere "to throw away, cast off; degrade, humble, lower," from ab- "away, off" (see ab-) + iacere "to throw" (past participle iactus; see jet (v.)). Figurative sense of "downcast, brought low" first attested 1510s. Related: Abjectly; abjectness.

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例句和用法

1. He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.: 他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。

2. This scheme was an abject failure.: 这项计划彻底失败了。

3. Both of them died in abject poverty.: 他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。

4. This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.: 这一政策最后以惨败而告终.

5. The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.: 一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的.