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单词 perdu
释义 per·du
I. adjective
or per·due \(ˌ)pərˈd(y)ü, per-\
Etymology: Middle French perdu (masculine) & perdue (feminine), from past participle of perdre to lose, from Latin perdere to destroy, lose — more at perdition
1.
 a. obsolete
  (1) : keeping covert watch in a hazardous military outpost or ambush
   < so many … desire to enter upon breaches, lie sentinel perdu, give the first onset — Robert Burton >
  (2) : being in a desperate plight
 b. : remaining out of sight : concealed
  < seek shelter in a cavern, stay there perdu for three days — Thomas Carlyle >
2. : withdrawn from the public eye : obscured, unnoticed
 < the evidence has been lying perdu … in the preface — I.A.Shapiro >
 < suffered from … lack of appreciation, remaining perdu in Italy — Publ's Mod. Lang. Association of American >
II. noun
or perdue \“\
(-s)
1. obsolete
 a. : a soldier assigned to extremely hazardous duty
 b. : forlorn hope 1
2. obsolete : one that guards or reconnoiters : watch, spy
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