desolate

adj. 荒凉的；无人烟的

vt. 使荒凉；使孤寂

中文词源

desolate 荒凉的

de-, 向下，强调。sole, 单独的。即孤零零的，荒凉的。

desolate: desolate: see sole
desolate (adj.): mid-14c., "without companions," also "uninhabited," from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare "leave alone, desert," from de- "completely" (see de-) + solare "make lonely," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). Sense of "joyless" is 15c.
desolate (v.): late 14c., from desolate (adj.). Related: Desolated; desolating.

1. de- "completely" + sol- "alone" + -ate.2. => leave alone, desert.3. => "without companions," also "uninhabited".

1. Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.: 这里大半遭毁，几乎没有一栋建筑完好无损，变成了一块荒废之地。