wilderness
荒野
释义2:
wilderness
/ 5wIldEnIs /
◙ noun1. [usu. in sing.] an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region• 未开垦之地;荒野;荒无人烟之地;荒凉的地方 a neglected or abandoned area of a garden or town• (花园中的)杂草丛生处;(城镇中的)荒芜的地方 (figurative)a position of disfavour, especially in a political context• [喻] 失宠;下野,不当政 »the man who led the Labour Party out of the wilderness. 领导工党重新执政的人。 »[as modifier] his wilderness years. 他下野的年月。【IDIOMS】
◘ a voice in the wilderness1. an unheeded advocate of reform (see Matt. 3:3 etc. )
• 无人理睬的改革主张(见《马太福音》3:3等)【语源】
1. Old English wildēornes 'land inhabited only by wild animals', from wild dēor 'wild deer' + -ness
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