- bereft of something
completely without something; having lost something 完全没有,丧失,失去(某物) bereft of ideas/hope 无计可施;失去希望
(of a person )人 sad and lonely because you have lost something 感到失落 He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时,他十分凄凉。 The shock of his departure had left her feeling alone and bereft. 他离开的震惊让她感到孤独和失落。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: archaic past participle of bereave.