devoid

英 [dɪ'vɒɪd]美 [dɪ'vɔɪd]
  • adj. 缺乏的；全无的
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1. 使其变空.

中文词源

devoid 缺乏

de-, 强调，完全的。void, 空的。即完全空的，缺乏的。

英文词源

devoid (adj.)
c. 1400, shortening of devoided, past participle of obsolete verb devoiden "to remove, void, vacate" (c. 1300), from Old French desvuidier (12c., Modern French dévider) "to empty out, flush game from, unwind, let loose (an arrow)," from des- "out, away" + voider "to empty," from voide "empty" (see void (adj.)).

双语例句

1. It is a situation, in sum, devoid of logic.
总之，该情况毫无逻辑。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The man's voice was devoid of inflection.
那人的声音缺少抑扬变化。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The face is entirely devoid of expression.
脸上完全没有表情。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The letter was devoid of warmth and feeling.
这封信既无热情又无感情。
来自《权威词典》
5. It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content.
这种空洞无物的八股调,我看了就讨厌.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》