devoid

Compared meaning: completely lacking something (adjective).

比较义项：缺乏、没有（形容词）。

• absent

  Usually describes someone or something missing from a place or occasion ('absent from class'); can also mean a quality is simply not present; neutral, everyday word, no sense of severity.

  通常指人或事物不在某个地点或场合（如“absent from class”缺课）；也可指某种特质单纯不存在；语气中性，日常用词，不含程度严重的意味。

  Two key witnesses were absent from the trial this morning.

  今天上午，两名关键证人缺席了庭审。

• devoid 本词

  Means completely lacking a quality or characteristic; always followed by 'of'; formal or literary register; often used for something notably empty of a positive trait like warmth or humor.

  表示完全缺乏某种特质或特征；后面总是接“of”；语域正式、书面化；常用于形容明显缺少某种积极品质（如温暖、生气、幽默感）。

  The apartment was completely devoid of personality, just bare white walls.

  这间公寓完全没有个性，只有光秃秃的白墙。

• destitute

  Describes a person lacking basic necessities like money, food, or shelter; implies extreme poverty; used alone rather than with 'of' in modern English, with a strong negative connotation.

  指人缺乏基本生活必需品，如金钱、食物或住所；含极度贫困之意；现代英语中通常单独使用（不接“of”），带有强烈的负面色彩。

  After the flood, many families were left destitute and homeless.

  洪水过后，许多家庭一贫如洗、无家可归。

Absent, devoid, and destitute all mean lacking something. Absent describes someone or something missing from a place, a neutral, everyday word. Devoid means completely lacking a quality, always followed by 'of'. Destitute describes a person lacking basic necessities like money or shelter, meaning extreme poverty.

这三个词都表示“缺乏某物”，但缺乏的对象和使用场合不同：absent 强调人或事物不在场，devoid 强调完全没有某种特质，destitute 强调缺少基本生活必需品、陷入贫困。三者的语域和搭配也不同，不能随意互换。