derelict

英 ['der?l?kt] 美['d?r?l?kt]
  • adj. 玩忽職守的;無主的;被拋棄了的
  • n. 遺棄物;玩忽職守者;被遺棄的人

TEM4IELTSGRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?derelicts;

中文詞源


derelict 荒廢的

de-, 向下,離開,-re, 向后,-lict, 留下,遺留,詞源同delinquent, leave. 即留在后面的,荒廢的。

英文詞源


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.

雙語例句


1. Derelict inner - city sites could be sold off cheaply for housing.
荒廢的內(nèi)城區(qū)可以廉價(jià)出售用來修建房屋.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The ship is derelict long.
這只船廢棄已久.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Her body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse less than a mile from her home.
在距離她家不到一英里的一座廢棄倉庫里發(fā)現(xiàn)了她遭棄的尸體。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Last night I realized that I'd been both blind and derelict.
昨天晚上我才發(fā)現(xiàn)自己既失職又有眼不識泰山.

來自辭典例句

5. No. 41 was almost derelict.
四十一號則好象被人棄置.

來自辭典例句