an unheeded advocate of reform (see Matt. 3:3 etc.)無人理睬的改革主張（見《馬太福音》3：3等）
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
N-COUNT
荒野;荒漠;原野
A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people.
例句
...the icy Canadian wilderness...冰封的加拿大曠野He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness.他為自己從荒地上開辟出的花園而感到自豪。
PHRASE
在野;不掌權；不活躍；坐冷板凳
If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness, they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time.
例句
...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness...擺脫了12年在野狀態的政黨For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket.這么長時間以來，他一直在坐冷板凳，等著被召回參加板球對抗賽。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
(政治家)在野；不再當政(或掌權)
After a few years in the wilderness she was allowed to return to a job in the government.被迫退出政壇幾年之后她重新獲得了一個政府的職務。