bereft

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of bereave form-of,participle,past
    — bereft of strength
    powerless
形容词 adj.
  1. Pained by the loss of someone. not-comparable
    — I was utterly bereft in the months following my wife's death.
  2. Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of. not-comparable
    — And there I strove, and there I clove through the drift of icy streams; / And there I fought, and there I sought for the pay-streak of my dreams. // So twenty years, with their hopes and fears and smiles and tears and such, / Went by and left me long bereft of hope of the Midas touch; […]
  3. Lacking, devoid of. not-comparable

词汇关系

衍生词
bereftness unbereft

词源

词源 1
From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.
词源 2
From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.
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