| 单词 | destitute |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['destitju:t] |
| 解释 | adj. 贫乏的；穷困的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.贫乏的(being without; lacking)；穷困的(living in complete poverty) 【记】 de+stit(建立)+ute→ 没有建立→穷困的 【同】 同根词：institute (创建)，restitute( 赔偿) 【例】 The fire left the family destitute. |
| 字源 | destitute (adj.) late 14c., "abandoned, forsaken," from Latin destitutus "abandoned," past participle of destituere "forsake," from de- "away" + statuere "put, place," causative of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Originally literal; sense of "lacking resources, impoverished" is 1530s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (极度)缺乏的 = lacking; (极度)穷困的; 一贫如洗的 【记】de反, stitute建立－把房子拆了－穷困的destitute的地方没有能力institute 【参】institute(v 创建); restitute(v 复原; 归还); destitution(n 穷困; 缺乏) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】de 反意 + stitue 建立；没有创立学校，穷，山区贫困没钱没资源建立；institute 创立 学院； 【相关】statute 法令，constitute 制定，destitute 困穷的, 缺乏的，institute 创立，prostitute 妓女，restitute 复原 归还，substitute 代替destructible |
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