destitution

n. 穷困, 贫穷, 缺乏

发音

US /dɛstɪˈtuːʃən/
其它
UK /dɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/
UK /dɛstɪˈtʃuːʃən/

词形变化

destitutions 复数 destitutions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The action of deserting or abandoning.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    Discharge from office; dismissal.

    古体 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The condition of lacking something.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

poverty impoverishment poorness

词源

From Old French destitution, from Latin dēstitūtiō (“abandoning”), from dēstituō.

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