English Dictionary

destitute

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/

形容詞

後接前置詞of

(followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid / lacking money; poor, impoverished

日本語の意味

極度に貧しい、貧困である状態 / 必要な物資・資源を欠いている状態

The old manuscript was destitute of any annotations, leaving researchers puzzled.

その古い写本には注釈が全くなく、研究者たちは困惑した。

意味（1）

(followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid

Now, though this region may scarcely be said to be wedded to science, being to all intents a virgin territory as respects the enquirer into natural history, still it is greatly destitute of the treasures of the vegetable kingdom.

意味（2）

lacking money; poor, impoverished

‘Do you know how pinched and destitute I am?’ she retorted. ‘I do not think you do, or can. If you had eyes, and could look around you on this poor place, you would have pity on me.[…]’ In 1907 he moved from St. Louis to New York City, arriving as a famous composer. But he died a decade later at the age of 49, destitute in an asylum on Wards Island as ragtime was fading in popularity.

more destitute （ comparative ）

most destitute （ superlative ）