英文grammar問題

Put simply, past particples may be used as adjectives. What is a past participle?

Past participle

In grammar, the past participle of a verb is a form that is usually the same as the past form and so ends in `-ed'. A number of verbs have irregular past participles, for example `break' - past participle `broken', and `come' - past participle `come'. Past participles are used to form perfect tenses and the passive voice, and **many of them can be used like an adjective** in front of a noun.

Compare: present participle

In grammar, the present participle of a verb is the form which ends in `-ing'. Present participles are used to form continuous tenses, as in `She was wearing a neat blue suit'. They are often nouns, as in `I hate cooking' and `Cooking can be fun'. Many of them can be used like an adjective in front of a noun, as in `their smiling faces'.

deplete + d will change the verb to adjective.
depleted man = 貧人