English Dictionary

desolation

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation. / The state of being desolated or laid waste / A place or country wasted and forsaken.

日本語の意味

廃墟、荒廃状態 / 破壊され、荒れ果てた状態 / 住民が追い出され、無人となった状態

After the siege, the desolation of the once-thriving town was a painful reminder of war's cruelty.

包囲の後、かつて栄えていた町が荒廃させられたことは、戦争の残酷さを痛感させた。

意味（1）

The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

意味（2）

The state of being desolated or laid waste

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

意味（3）

A place or country wasted and forsaken.

desolations （ plural ）