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deserted

UK //dɪˈzɜːtɪd//US //dɪˈzɜːrtɪd//

词源

源自中古英语 'deserten',意为'离开'或'放弃',最终来自拉丁语 'deserere'(de- '完全' + serere '连接')。

adjective

❶ 形容地方或建筑物空无一人,被遗弃或无人居住的状态,常带有荒凉、寂静的意味。

“The old factory was completely deserted after the workers left.”

(工人们离开后,这座旧工厂完全荒废了。)

“We walked through the deserted streets at midnight.”

(午夜时分,我们走过空无一人的街道。)

❶ 形容人感到被抛弃或孤立无援,强调情感上的孤独和失落。

“She felt deserted by her friends when she needed them most.”

(在她最需要朋友的时候,她感到被抛弃了。)

“After the argument, he sat alone, feeling utterly deserted.”

(争吵后,他独自坐着,感到无比孤独。)

同义词:abandoned, lonely, isolated, desolate, forsaken

常见短语

deserted island — 指无人居住或极少有人到访的岛屿,通常与孤独或冒险相关。

“The survivors were stranded on a deserted island for weeks.”

(幸存者们在一个荒岛上被困了数周。)

deserted place — 指空无一人的地方,强调缺乏人迹或活动的寂静感。

“They chose a deserted place for their secret meeting.”

(他们选了一个无人的地方进行秘密会面。)