derelict

英 ['derəlɪkt] 美['dɛrəlɪkt]
  • 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

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复数: derelicts;

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.

双语例句


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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The ship is derelict long.
这只船废弃已久.

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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。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自辞典例句

5. No. 41 was almost derelict.
四十一号则好象被人弃置.

来自辞典例句