abject
英 ['æbdʒekt]
美 ['æbdʒɛkt]
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諧音“俺不嫁給他”，因為他很卑賤、淒慘，嫁給他的話會跟著遭殃，過著一樣不幸的、淒慘的生活。
中文詞源
abject 悲慘的前綴ab-, 離開，離棄。詞根ject,扔，同project.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
- 他轉過頭看著這個噤若寒蟬的女孩，又重複了一遍他的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This scheme was an abject failure.
- 這項計劃徹底失敗了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Both of them died in abject poverty.
- 他們兩人都於窮困潦倒中死去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.
- 這一政策最後以慘敗而告終.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.
- 一想到要夜間工作我就覺得慘兮兮的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》