desolation

名词 desolation:

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed
   同义词：devastation
2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere
   同义词：bleakness, bareness, nakedness
3. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
   同义词：forlornness, loneliness
4. an event that results in total destruction
   同义词：devastation

1. He felt startled when he saw the desolation caused by war.
   看到战争造成的荒凉，他感到触目惊心。

des.o.la.tion

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of desolating.
荒废，废弃：使荒芜的行为或事例
The state of being desolate.
废墟：处于荒芜的状态
Devastation; ruin:
摧毁；破坏：
例句：
a drought that brought desolation to the region.
旱灾使这一地区荒芜了

The state of being abandoned or forsaken; loneliness:
孤独，凄凉：处于被遗弃的状态；孤独：
例句：
a sense of utter desolation following the death of his parents.
父母死亡后某种极度孤独的感觉

Wretchedness; misery.
可怜；不幸