devoid of

devoid of — 形容詞

1. entirely without a quality or thing that is normally expected to be there

1.形容詞C1
釋義

毫無

完全沒有應有的特質或東西

entirely without a quality or thing that is normally expected to be there

例句

Evelyn's report was devoid of any real data — just pages of vague promises.

Evelyn 的報告毫無任何真實數據——只有幾頁含糊的承諾。

devoid of + noun phrase: 'devoid of any real data'

The hillside was devoid of trees for the first time after the landslide.

山崩之後，山坡上毫無樹木，這是幾個世紀以來第一次。

常見搭配
  • devoid of emotion
  • devoid of life
  • devoid of meaning
  • devoid of hope
  • devoid of humour
  • devoid of feeling
  • devoid of substance
同義詞
  • lacking

    more common and less emphatic; used in everyday speech

  • bereft of

    more emotional and literary; often implies a sense of loss

  • without

    neutral and basic; carries no emphasis on completeness

反義詞
  • full of

    direct opposite; common in all registers

  • replete with

    formal opposite; suggests abundant supply

  • rich in

    suggests a valuable or desirable quality is present in large amounts

文法句型

devoid of + noun/noun phrase

用法筆記

Always followed by 'of' and a noun or noun phrase. Typically used in formal or literary contexts. Common with nouns describing emotions (feeling, hope, emotion) and physical states (life, vegetation, furniture).

常見錯誤

The room was devoid.
The room was devoid of furniture.
'devoid' is never used alone; it must be followed by 'of' and a noun.
The contract is devoid.' (meaning legally invalid)
The contract is void.
'void' means legally invalid; 'devoid of' means completely without.