abject
英['?bd?ekt]
美['?bd??kt]
- adj. 卑鄙的；可憐的；不幸的
詞態變化
副詞:?abjectly;
助記提示
abject?俺不嫁給他,?因為他是下賤的a.?下賤的,被鄙視的,極可憐的
中文詞源
abject 悲慘的
前綴ab-, 離開，離棄。詞根ject,扔，同project.
英文詞源
- abject (adj.)
- early 15c., "cast off, rejected," from Latin abiectus, past participle of abicere "to throw away, cast off; degrade, humble, lower," from ab- "away, off" (see ab-) + iacere "to throw" (past participle iactus; see jet (v.)). Figurative sense of "downcast, brought low" first attested 1510s. Related: Abjectly; abjectness.
雙語例句
- 1. He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
- 他轉過頭看著這個噤若寒蟬的女孩，又重復了一遍他的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This scheme was an abject failure.
- 這項計劃徹底失敗了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Both of them died in abject poverty.
- 他們兩人都于窮困潦倒中死去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.
- 這一政策最后以慘敗而告終.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.
- 一想到要夜間工作我就覺得慘兮兮的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》