desolation
/ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- a state of complete emptiness or destruction满目荒凉; 破败不堪：
the stony desolation of the desert.
多石荒漠的满目凄凉。
1.1
- anguished misery or loneliness悲哀; 孤独：
in choked desolation, she watched him leave.
她强忍悲伤, 目送他离去。
词源
late Middle English: from late Latin desolatio（n-）， from Latin desolare 'to abandon' （see DESOLATE）.