資料來源 : pyDict
被剝奪的,喪失的,失去親人的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bereave \Be*reave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved}, {Bereft};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere['a]fian.
See {Be-}, and {Reave.}]
1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before
the person or thing taken away.
Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak.
Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell.
2. To take away from. [Obs.]
All your interest in those territories Is utterly
bereft you; all is lost. --Shak.
3. To take away. [Obs.]
Shall move you to bereave my life. --Marlowe.
Note: The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in
reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or
bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and
strength.
Syn: To dispossess; to divest.
Bereft \Be*reft"\,
imp. & p. p. of Bereave.
資料來源 : WordNet®
bereft
adj 1: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love [syn: {lovelorn},
{unbeloved}]
2: sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
[syn: {bereaved}, {grief-stricken}, {grieving}, {mourning(a)},
{sorrowing(a)}]