Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8529
derelict
被遗弃的财产；弃置物
核心释义
Property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; an item of such property.
- 1.
被前任监护人或所有者遗弃的财产；一件此类财产。
Property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; (countable) an item of such property.
被前任监护人或所有者遗弃的财产；一件此类财产。；遗弃物；被遗弃的人；玩忽职守者
用法In use
The old derelict slept on a park bench every night.
用法提示：derelict作名词，指无家可归者。
She volunteers at a shelter that provides food for derelicts.
用法提示：derelicts是derelict的复数形式，表示无家可归的人们。
The police often find derelicts wandering around the train station.
用法提示：derelicts作名词，指被遗弃的人。
a/the derelict
作名词时指被遗弃的房屋、船只等财产，是可数名词。
The derelict was demolished after standing empty for years.
那座废弃建筑空置多年后被拆除了。
derelicts
用复数形式指多件被遗弃的财产。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- renovate a derelict
- 翻新废弃建筑
- The council has allocated funds to renovate the derelict on River Road.市议会已拨款翻新河滨路上的废弃建筑。
- demolish a derelict
- 拆除废弃建筑
- They demolished the derelict last spring to make way for a park.去年春天他们拆除了那座废弃建筑，以便修建公园。
- convert a derelict into
- 将废弃建筑改造成
- The architect proposed converting the derelict into a community centre.建筑师提议将这座废弃建筑改造成社区中心。
- buy a derelict
- 购买废弃房产
- They bought a derelict and spent two years restoring it.他们买下一处废弃房产，花了两年时间进行修复。
- squat in a derelict
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音联想：屋主“得离开”了，房子没人管，就成了被遗弃的财产 derelict。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律与产权文件、新闻报道与正式报告 该名词义多用于正式或法律语境，指被遗弃的财产，日常口语中较少直接使用；正式写作中比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
作可数名词，指无家可归、无工作或无财产的人。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Derelict ends with /lɪkt/, so its final sound matches 'licked'. The words conflict, inflict and afflict end in the same -lict spelling, but they include an extra /f/ sound and their stress is on a different syllable, so they do not rhyme with derelict.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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