without the basic necessities of life 赤贫的,无生活必需品的 the charity cares for destitute children. 慈善机构关心那些贫困儿童。 ■[predic.](destitute of)not having 没有的 towns destitute of commerce. 没有商业的城镇。
派生 destitution noun 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'deserted, abandoned, empty'): from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere 'forsake', from de- 'away from' + statuere 'to place'