(人)极度震惊、悲痛或沮丧的;(地方/事物)被严重毁坏的。“devastate”的过去分词/形容词用法。(也可引申为“被彻底打击的”)
/ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/
She was devastated when she lost her job.
她失业时感到极度沮丧。
The town was devastated by the earthquake, leaving thousands without homes and forcing the government to act quickly.
地震使这座城镇遭到严重破坏,数千人无家可归,迫使政府迅速采取行动。
“devastated”来自动词“devastate”,源于拉丁语 devastare,由 *de-*(加强语气/彻底)+ vastare(使荒芜、使空旷)构成,原义偏向“把土地摧毁得荒芜”,后来常用于描述情感上“被彻底击垮”。