wilderness
wilderness
noun
a voice in the wilderness
noun
- [usu. in sing.]an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region
未开垦之地；荒野；荒无人烟之地；荒凉的地方
■a neglected or abandoned area of a garden or town
（花园中的）杂草丛生处；（城镇中的）荒芜的地方
■(figurative)a position of disfavour, especially in a political context
(喻)失宠；下野，不当政
the man who led the Labour Party out of the wilderness.
领导工党重新执政的人。
[as modifier]his wilderness years.
他下野的年月。
a voice in the wilderness
- an unheeded advocate of reform (see Matt. 3:3 etc.)
无人理睬的改革主张（见《马太福音》3：3等）
- Old English wildēornes 'land inhabited only by wild animals', from wild dēor 'wild deer' + -ness
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