depriveKK [dɪˋpraɪv] /dɪˈpɹaɪv/發音de- 向下、除去+prive 私有、剝奪→把私有的東西除去展開收合de-字首向下、除去prive字根私有、剝奪字面：把私有的東西除去把某人原本擁有的東西拿走，即剝奪、使喪失。動詞1剝奪、奪去常與 of 連用The new law deprives citizens of the right to protest.新法律剝奪了公民抗議的權利。2使喪失、使得不到Working night shifts deprived him of proper sleep for months.值夜班讓他好幾個月都無法好好睡覺。3不讓自己享有、克制反身用法She refuses to deprive herself of dessert while dieting.她減肥時還是不願意放棄甜點。