abject
/ˈæbdʒekt/adjective
1
- (of a situation or condition) extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading（境遇, 情况）糟透了的, 可怜的, 凄惨的 ：
many people are living in abject poverty.
许多人都生活在赤贫中。
1.1
- (of an unhappy state of mind) experienced to the maximum degree（不快乐的精神状态）到极点的：
his letter plunged her into abject misery.
他的信使她陷入极度痛苦之中。
1.2
- (of a failure) absolute and humiliating（失败）绝对的; 不光彩的。
2
- (of a person or their behaviour) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing（人或其行为）毫无尊严的; 自贬身份的：
an abject apology.
低声下气的道歉。
派生词
abjection
nounabjectly
adverbabjectness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'rejected' ）： from Latin abjectus, past participle of abicere 'reject', from ab- 'away' + jacere 'to throw'.