abject

• adj.卑しい；哀れな；不幸な

接頭辞 ab-、離れる、見捨てる。project と同じ。

abject (adj.)

early 15c., "cast off, rejected," from Latin abiectus, past participle of abicere "to throw away, cast off; degrade, humble, lower," from ab- "away, off" (see ab-) + iacere "to throw" (past participle iactus; see jet (v.)). Figurative sense of "downcast, brought low" first attested 1510s. Related: Abjectly; abjectness.

1. He looked back at the abject ，silent girl and repeated his question.

彼はこの身震いしている女の子を見回して、もう一度彼の問題を繰り返した。

2.This scheme was an abject failure.

この計画は完全に失敗した。

3.Both of them died in abject poverty.

彼ら二人とも困窮の中で死んだ。

4.This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.

という政策は最後に惨敗に終わった。

5.The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.

夜の仕事をすると思うと惨めだ。