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derelict

英 ['derəlɪkt] 美 ['dɛrəlɪkt]

解释

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

※ 提供单词"derelict"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

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。

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

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.