abjection

n.卑鄙；落魄

The boy felt shamed of his abject poverty. 这个男孩因赤贫而感到羞耻。

He's anything but an abject coward. 他决不是可鄙的懦夫。

The fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble. 怕死就未免有些可鄙、有些不光彩了。

We protest this vile abjection of youth to age. 我们反对年轻人如此卑劣地苛待老年人。

Poe never became abject, like Oscar Wilde. 珀从来没有象奥斯卡·王尔德那么厚颜无耻。

The most abject slaves joined in the revolt. 大多数生活悲惨的奴隶加入了起义。