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
詞態變化
復數:?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.
- 荒廢的內城區可以廉價出售用來修建房屋.
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現了她遭棄的尸體。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Last night I realized that I'd been both blind and derelict.
- 昨天晚上我才發現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