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Desolate De Completely Companions 12354.Desolate 英 Des(ə)Lət]美 Dɛsələt

正面 12354.desolate
英 ['des(ə)lət]美 ['dɛsələt]

背面
释义:
adj. 荒凉的;无人烟的vt. 使荒凉;使孤寂
例句:
1. Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.这里大半遭毁,几乎没有一栋建筑完好无损,变成了一块荒废之地。

1. de- "completely" + sol- "alone" + -ate.2. => leave alone, desert.3. => "without companions," also "uninhabited".
desolate 荒凉的de-, 向下,强调。sole, 单独的。即孤零零的,荒凉的。
desolatedesolate: see soledesolate (adj.)mid-14c., "without companions," also "uninhabited," from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare "leave alone, desert," from de- "completely" (see de-) + solare "make lonely," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). Sense of "joyless" is 15c.desolate (v.)late 14c., from desolate (adj.). Related: Desolated; desolating."

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