abject
adjective /ˈæbdʒekt/
/ˈæbdʒekt/
[usually before noun] (formal)- terrible and without hope
悲惨绝望的;凄惨的 - abject poverty/misery/failure
赤贫;凄惨;惨败
- abject poverty/misery/failure
- without any respect for yourself
下贱的;卑躬屈节的;自卑的 - an abject apology
低声下气的道歉
- an abject apology
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘rejected’): from Latin abjectus, past participle of abicere ‘reject’, from ab- ‘away’ + jacere ‘to throw’.