devoid

形容词 devoid:

1. completely lacking
2. completely wanting or lacking
   同义词：barren, destitute, innocent

1. The three most important events of human life are equally devoid of reason: birth, marriage, and death.
   人生三件大事——出生、结婚以及死亡——都是全无道理可言的。
2. Devoid of gladness and gaiety.
   缺乏欢乐的，忧郁的
3. The article is devoid of substantial matter.
   这篇文章缺乏实质性的内容。
4. Devoid of sexual desire; frigid.
   性冷淡的没有性欲的; 性冷淡的

de.void

adj.（形容词）
Completely lacking; destitute or empty:
缺乏的：完全缺乏的；贫乏的，一无所有的：
例句：
a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness.
一部缺乏创意和情趣的小说

来源：
Middle English [past participle of] devoiden [to remove, eliminate]
中古英语 [] devoiden的过去分词 [去除，排除]
from Old French desvoidier
源自 古法语 desvoidier
des- [de-]
des- [前缀，表.去除.]
voidier [to empty] from voide [empty] * see void
voidier [使成为空的] 源自 voide [成为空的] *参见 void