| 釋義 |
desolationn.
1. waste,destitution of inhabitants. solitariness荒蕪，荒涼，凄涼。
△R.III.4.4.408 (407):“Without her. fol-lows to myself and thee,/ Herself,the land,andmany a Christian soul,/ Death,desolation,ruin. anddecay.”如果我得不到她.死亡、荒蕪、毀滅和衰敗都要緊跟著降臨于我、你、她自己、這片國土和許多基督信徒。
2. want of comfort. despair,wretchedness邋遢，絕望，悲慘。
△As.3. 2. 405 (380): “and every thing aboutyou demonstrating a careless desolation.”在你身上處處都該表示出一種漫不經(jīng)心的邋遢樣子。
3. destitution of inhabitants,waste; (blunder for) dis-sipation or consolation荒涼，荒蕪；（錯用為）放蕩，（或）安慰。
△L.L.L.1. 2. 166(159): “Well,if ever I do see themerry days of desolation that I have seen,some shallsee.”好吧，如果有一天我能重新過上好日子，我要叫一些人看看！ |