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forlorn adj. 孤独的；凄凉的 forlorn (adj.) mid-12c., forloren "disgraced, depraved," past participle of obsolete forlesan "be deprived of, lose, abandon," from Old English forleosan "to lose, abandon, let go; destroy, ruin," from for- "completely" + leosan "to lose" (see lose). In the Mercian hymns, Latin perditionis is glossed by Old English forlorenisse.Sense of "forsaken, abandoned" is 1530s; that of "wretched, miserable" first recorded 1580s. A common Germanic compound (cognates: Old Saxon farilosan, Old Frisian urliasa, Middle Dutch verliesen, Dutch verliezen, Old High German virliosan, German verlieren, Gothic fraliusan "to lose").Commonly in forlorn hope (1570s), which is a partial translation of Dutch verloren hoop, in which hoop means "troop, band," literally "heap," and the sense of the whole phrase is of a suicide mission. The phrase is usually used incorrectly in English, and the misuse has colored the sense of forlorn. Related: Forlornly; forlornness. 【记】for + lorn；lorn 近于lone,lonely 孤独； for + loan 因为贷款的原因(还不起)，觉得很凄凉【相关】lorn 寂寞的, 孤单的, 荒凉的

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[fə'lɔ:n] 【英】 adj. 孤独的(abandoned or deserted)；凄凉的(wretched; miserable)【记】 for(出去)+lorn(被弃 的)→抛弃→孤独的;【同】 参考：lornness (抛弃，孤独)【例】 a forlorn look. a forlorn old building. adj. (由于被遗弃而)伤心孤独的; 凄凉的 = wretched = miserable【记】for, lorn(adj 寂寞的; 荒凉的); 参: lornness(n 抛弃; 孤独)

单词	forlorn
音标	[fə'lɔ:n]
解释	adj. 孤独的；凄凉的
红宝书	【英】 adj. 孤独的(abandoned or deserted)；凄凉的(wretched; miserable) 【记】 for(出去)+lorn(被弃的)→抛弃→孤独的; 【同】参考：lornness (抛弃，孤独) 【例】 a forlorn look. a forlorn old building.
字源	forlorn (adj.) mid-12c., forloren "disgraced, depraved," past participle of obsolete forlesan "be deprived of, lose, abandon," from Old English forleosan "to lose, abandon, let go; destroy, ruin," from for- "completely" + leosan "to lose" (see lose). In the Mercian hymns, Latin perditionis is glossed by Old English forlorenisse. Sense of "forsaken, abandoned" is 1530s; that of "wretched, miserable" first recorded 1580s. A common Germanic compound (cognates: Old Saxon farilosan, Old Frisian urliasa, Middle Dutch verliesen, Dutch verliezen, Old High German virliosan, German verlieren, Gothic fraliusan "to lose"). Commonly in forlorn hope (1570s), which is a partial translation of Dutch verloren hoop, in which hoop means "troop, band," literally "heap," and the sense of the whole phrase is of a suicide mission. The phrase is usually used incorrectly in English, and the misuse has colored the sense of forlorn. Related: Forlornly; forlornness.
不择手段背单词	adj. (由于被遗弃而)伤心孤独的; 凄凉的 = wretched = miserable 【记】for, lorn(adj 寂寞的; 荒凉的); 参: lornness(n 抛弃; 孤独)
趣味全助记	【记】for + lorn；lorn 近于lone,lonely 孤独； for + loan 因为贷款的原因(还不起)，觉得很凄凉【相关】lorn 寂寞的, 孤单的, 荒凉的

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