| 单词 | destitute |
| 释义 | destitute —destitutely, adv. —destituteness, n. /des"ti tooht', -tyooht'/, adj., v., destituted, destituting. adj. 1. without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter. 2. deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of): destitute of children. v.t. 3. to leave destitute. [1350-1400; ME < L destitutus (ptp. of destituere to abandon, deprive of support), equiv. to de- DE- + stit- place, put (comb. form of statuere; see STATUTE) + -u- thematic vowel + -tus ptp. suffix] Syn. 1. needy, poor, indigent, necessitous, penniless, impoverished. 2. deficient. Ant. 1. affluent. |
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