名詞 derelict:

1. a person unable to support himself
2. a ship abandoned on the high seas
   同義詞：abandoned ship

形容詞 derelict:

1. worn and broken down by hard use
   同義詞：creaky, decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
2. forsaken by owner or keeper
   同義詞：abandoned
3. failing in what duty requires
   同義詞：delinquent, neglectful, remiss
4. in deplorable condition
   同義詞：bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down

1. Doors of derelict houses may be boarded and nailed up to prevent children from getting in.
   無(wú)人居住的房子，可以用木板把門戶釘起來(lái)，以防止小孩進(jìn)入。
2. Several derelict cars are fished out of the canal every month.
   每月都從運(yùn)河里撈出幾輛棄舊汽車。

der.e.lict

adj.（形容詞）
Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned.
拋棄的，遺棄的：被擁有或保管者拋棄的；放棄的
Run-down; dilapidated.
衰退的，陳舊的；破敗的，倒塌的
Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss.See Synonyms at negligent
玩忽職守的，疏忽的：忽視責(zé)任或義務(wù)的；疏忽的參見 negligent
n.（名詞）
Abandoned property, especially a ship abandoned at sea.
棄物：放棄的財(cái)產(chǎn)，尤指在海中遺棄的船只
A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant.
流浪漢：無(wú)家可歸的或失業(yè)的人；流浪者
Law Land left dry by a permanent recession of the water line.
【法律】 海埔新生地：海水永久地退后露出的干燥的陸地

來(lái)源：
Latin dôrelictus [past participle of] dôrelinquere [to abandon]
拉丁語(yǔ) dôrelictus [] dôrelinquere的過(guò)去分詞 [放棄]
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表.使…轉(zhuǎn)移.]
relinquere [to leave behind] * see relinquish
relinquere [留在后面] *參見 relinquish