名詞 desolation:

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed
   同義詞：devastation
2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere
   同義詞：bleakness, bareness, nakedness
3. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
   同義詞：forlornness, loneliness
4. an event that results in total destruction
   同義詞：devastation

1. He felt startled when he saw the desolation caused by war.
   看到戰(zhàn)爭造成的荒涼，他感到觸目驚心。

des.o.la.tion

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of desolating.
荒廢，廢棄：使荒蕪的行為或事例
The state of being desolate.
廢墟：處于荒蕪的狀態(tài)
Devastation; ruin:
摧毀；破壞：
例句：
a drought that brought desolation to the region.
旱災(zāi)使這一地區(qū)荒蕪了

The state of being abandoned or forsaken; loneliness:
孤獨，凄涼：處于被遺棄的狀態(tài)；孤獨：
例句：
a sense of utter desolation following the death of his parents.
父母死亡后某種極度孤獨的感覺

Wretchedness; misery.
可憐；不幸