• adj. 玩忽職守的；無主的；被拋棄了的
• n. 遺棄物；玩忽職守者；被遺棄的人

de-, 向下，離開，-re, 向后，-lict, 留下，遺留，詞源同delinquent, leave. 即留在后面的，荒廢的。

derelict (adj.)

1640s, from Latin derelictus "solitary, deserted," past participle of dereliquere "to abandon, forsake, desert," from de- "entirely" + relinquere "leave behind" (see relinquish). Originally especially of vessels abandoned at sea or stranded on shore. As a noun, from 1660s.

1. Derelict inner - city sites could be sold off cheaply for housing.

荒廢的內(nèi)城區(qū)可以廉價出售用來修建房屋.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The ship is derelict long.

這只船廢棄已久.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Her body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse less than a mile from her home.

在距離她家不到一英里的一座廢棄倉庫里發(fā)現(xiàn)了她遭棄的尸體。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Last night I realized that I'd been both blind and derelict.

昨天晚上我才發(fā)現(xiàn)自己既失職又有眼不識泰山.

來自辭典例句

5. No. 41 was almost derelict.

四十一號則好象被人棄置.

來自辭典例句