depopulated
用法要点
被动语态用法
depopulated 常用作被动语态，强调地区因外部因素导致人口减少，而非主动行为。
介词搭配
常与 by 或 due to 连用，表示人口减少的原因；也可与 of 搭配，指人口从某地减少。
语域说明
depopulated 多用于正式或学术语境，描述历史、地理或社会现象，日常口语中较少使用。
基础例句
After the factory closed, the small town became depopulated as people moved away for jobs.
工厂关闭后，这个小镇人口减少，因为人们为了工作搬走了。
The rural area was depopulated due to years of drought and poor harvests.
由于多年的干旱和歉收，这个农村地区人口减少了。
Many villages in that region are now depopulated, with only a few elderly residents left.
那个地区的许多村庄现在人口稀少，只剩下少数老年居民。
高级例句
Historical studies indicate that the plague depopulated entire cities in medieval Europe, leading to economic shifts.
历史研究表明，瘟疫导致中世纪欧洲的整个城市人口减少，从而引发了经济变革。
Urbanization trends have depopulated rural areas, prompting governments to implement policies for regional development.
城市化趋势使农村地区人口减少，促使政府实施区域发展政策。
The conflict depopulated the border zone, creating a security vacuum that required international intervention.
冲突使边境地区人口减少，造成了需要国际干预的安全真空。
高频搭配
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常见错误
depopulated 是及物动词 depopulate 的过去分词，通常用作被动语态，表示“被减少人口”。错误用法缺少助动词，应改为被动形式。
depopulated 是形容词性或过去分词，不直接用作进行时。正确表达应使用 become depopulated 或 is being depopulated 来强调过程。
近义词辨析
deserted
deserted 强调被遗弃或无人居住的状态，可能但不一定涉及人口减少；depopulated 特指人口数量显著下降，常因特定原因导致。
The old mine town is deserted (可能原本就人少). / The region was depopulated after the war (明确人口减少).
uninhabited
uninhabited 指无人居住，可能从未有人或暂时空置；depopulated 暗示曾经有人口，但后来减少，带有历史或社会变化含义。
That island is uninhabited (自然状态). / The village became depopulated over decades (人口流失过程).