| 释义 |
wilderness/ˈwildənis/n. 1 a desert; an uncultivated and uninhabited region 荒漠；荒无人烟的地区 2 part of a garden left with an uncultivated appearance (花园中)草木丛生的地方 3 (foll. by 后跟 of) a confused assemblage of things 一大堆杂乱事物 □ in the wilderness Brit. out of political office [英] (政治家或政党)在野的，不当政的 □ voice in the wilderness an unheeded advocate of reform (see Matt. 3:3 etc.) 无人理睬的改革的呼声(见《马太福音》 3:3 等) [Old English wildēornes from wild dēor ‘wild deer’] |