derelict

derelict
adjective
  1. in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect
    废弃的，破旧的
    a derelict Georgian mansion.
    年久失修的乔治王朝时代的府邸。
    the barge lay derelict for years.
    那驳船已被废置多年。
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)(of a person) shamefully negligent in not having done what one should have done
    (主北美)（人）玩忽职守的，不负责任的
    he was derelict in his duty to his country.
    他玩忽职守，未能履行对国家的职责。
noun
  1. a person without a home, job, or property
    流浪汉，无家可归的人
    derelicts who could fit all their possessions in a paper bag.
    可以把所有家当都放在纸袋中的流浪者。
    ■a piece of property, especially a ship, abandoned by the owner and in poor condition
    废弃物（尤指废弃船只）
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin derelictus 'abandoned', past participle of derelinquere, from de- 'completely' + relinquere 'forsake'
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