destitute
/ˈdestɪtjuːt/adjective
1- without the basic necessities of life赤贫的, 无生活必需品的:
the charity cares for destitute children.
慈善机构关心那些一无所有的儿童。
1.1
- predic.
destitute of
not having没有的: towns destitute of commerce.
没有商业的城镇。
派生词
destitution
noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'deserted, abandoned, empty'): from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere 'forsake', from de- 'away from' + statuere 'to place'.