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单词 destitution
释义 des·ti·tu·tion
\ˌdestəˈtüshən, -stə.ˈtyü-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English destitucioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French destitution, from Latin destitution-, destitutio, from destitutus +-0 -ion-, -io -ion
1. : state of being deprived of or lacking something : destitute condition
 < many historic dwellings remain, sinking stage by stage from indigence to squalor, from squalor to grimy destitution — Lewis Mumford >
 < and what destitution of the spirit did he owe to his harsh memories of his father — Charles Lee >
usually : deprivation of the necessaries of life : poverty especially when extreme
 < forgotten men and women living at below the destitution level — R.H.S.Crossman >
2. archaic : dismissal from office
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