des·ti·tute /ˈdestɪtjuːt $ -tuːt/ adjectiveadj 1 POORhaving no money, no food, no home etc 一无所有的,贫困的 The floods left many people destitute. 这场洪水使许多人变得一无所有。
► see thesaurus at poor 2 be destitute of something literaryNOT HAVE to be completely without something 完全没有…,毫无… a man who is destitute of mercy 毫无同情心的人
—destitution /ˌdestɪˈtjuːʃən $ -ˈtuː-/ noun [uncountableU]