形容詞 destitute:

1. poor enough to need help from others
   同義詞：impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken
2. completely wanting or lacking
   同義詞：barren, devoid, innocent

1. Here is an asylum for the care of mentally ill or destitute people.
   這兒是一家精神病院。
2. Lacking funds, resources, or prospects; destitute.
   窮困潦倒的缺乏基金、資源或前途渺茫的; 缺乏的
3. He was destitute of human feelings.
   他毫無人的感情。

des.ti.tute

adj.（形容詞）
Utterly lacking; devoid:
極度缺乏的，貧乏的：
例句：
Young recruits destitute of any experience.
缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn)的新兵

Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.See Synonyms at poor
匱乏的：缺乏生活的資源和手段的；完全一貧如洗的參見 poor

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin dôstitôtus [past participle of] dôstituere [to abandon]
源自 拉丁語 dôstitôtus [] dôstituere的過去分詞 [放棄]
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表.放棄.]
statuere [to set] * see st3-
statuere [設(shè)置] *參見 st3-

【引伸】
des.titute.ness
n.（名詞）