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(mén)戶(hù)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(chē)。

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(jiàn) 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(jiàn) relinquish