desolation

n.
1. waste,destitution of inhabitants. solitariness荒芜，荒凉，凄凉。
△R.III.4.4.408 (407):“Without her. fol-lows to myself and thee,/ Herself,the land,andmany a Christian soul,/ Death,desolation,ruin. anddecay.”如果我得不到她.死亡、荒芜、毁灭和衰败都要紧跟着降临于我、你、她自己、这片国土和许多基督信徒。
2. want of comfort. despair,wretchedness邋遢，绝望，悲惨。
△As.3. 2. 405 (380): “and every thing aboutyou demonstrating a careless desolation.”在你身上处处都该表示出一种漫不经心的邋遢样子。
3. destitution of inhabitants,waste; (blunder for) dis-sipation or consolation荒凉，荒芜；（错用为）放荡，（或）安慰。
△L.L.L.1. 2. 166(159): “Well,if ever I do see themerry days of desolation that I have seen,some shallsee.”好吧，如果有一天我能重新过上好日子，我要叫一些人看看！