abject

英 ['æbdʒekt]美 ['æbdʒɛkt]
  • adj. 卑鄙的；可怜的；不幸的
TEM8 GRE 低频词 扩展词汇

助记提示

谐音“俺不嫁给他”，因为他很卑贱、凄惨，嫁给他的话会跟着遭殃，过着一样不幸的、凄惨的生活。

中文词源

abject 悲惨的

前缀ab-, 离开，离弃。词根ject,扔，同project.

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。
来自柯林斯例句
2. This scheme was an abject failure.
这项计划彻底失败了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Both of them died in abject poverty.
他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。
来自柯林斯例句
4. This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.
这一政策最后以惨败而告终.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.
一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的.
来自《简明英汉词典》