early 15c., from Old French destitution and directly from Latin destitutionem (nominative destitutio) "a forsaking, deserting," from destitutus, past participle of destituere (see destitute).
雙語例句
1. The people lived in destitution.
民生凋敝.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. His drinking led him to a life of destitution.
酗酒導致他生活貧窮。
來自辭典例句
3. He reach the excess of destitution from which he never rose again.
他走到了貧困的極端,從此一蹶不振.
來自辭典例句
4. In some regions the types of mental and physical destitution were without parallel.
在有些地區(qū)里,精神上和物質上的貧乏的情況是無法比擬的.
來自辭典例句
5. Ants will then be saved from destitution, for they'll have abundant supply.