destitution的意思？

destitution的音标：destitution的英式发音音标为：[ˌdestɪ'tju:ʃn]destitution的美式发音音标为：[ˌdɛstɪ'tuʃən, -'tju-]...

The people lived in destitution.民生凋敝.His drinking led him to a life of destitution.酗酒导致他生活贫穷。He reach the excess of destitution from which he never rose again.他走到了贫困的极端,从此一蹶不振....