des·o·la·tion

noun

/ˌdesəˈleɪʃn/

[uncountable] (formal)

the feeling of being very lonely and unhappy孤寂；悲哀；忧伤
- Her death left him with a terrible sense of desolation.她的去世使他甚感孤寂。
- She was racked by a feeling of utter desolation.她被一种彻底的荒凉感折磨着。
Topics Feelingsc2
the state of a place that is badly damaged or destroyed and offers no joy or hope to people废墟；荒芜；荒凉
- a scene of utter desolation满目疮痍的景象
Extra Examples
- The newspaper described a scene of complete desolation.报纸描述了一片荒凉的景象。
- areas of urban desolation城市荒凉地区

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin desolatio(n-), from Latin desolare ‘to abandon’, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + solus ‘alone’.

单词	desolation
释义	des·o·la·tion noun /ˌdesəˈleɪʃn/ /ˌdesəˈleɪʃn/ [uncountable] (formal) the feeling of being very lonely and unhappy孤寂；悲哀；忧伤 Her death left him with a terrible sense of desolation.她的去世使他甚感孤寂。 She was racked by a feeling of utter desolation.她被一种彻底的荒凉感折磨着。 Topics Feelingsc2 the state of a place that is badly damaged or destroyed and offers no joy or hope to people废墟；荒芜；荒凉 a scene of utter desolation满目疮痍的景象 Extra Examples The newspaper described a scene of complete desolation.报纸描述了一片荒凉的景象。 areas of urban desolation城市荒凉地区 Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin desolatio(n-), from Latin desolare ‘to abandon’, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + solus ‘alone’.
随便看	looniest looniness looniness' looninesses looninesses' looniness's looning loons loony loony_1 loony_2 loony bin loony-bin loonybin loony bins loony-bins loop loop_1 loop_2 looped loophole loopholed loopholes loopholing loopier