impecunious
a. 没有钱的, 身无分文的, 贫穷的
发音
UK
/ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/
US
/ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/
UK
/ˌɪm.pɪˈkjuː.ni.əs/
US
/ˌɪm.pɪˈkjuː.ni.əs/
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Lacking money.
"Then what became of her?" "Her? Which 'her'? The park is full of 'hers.'" "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff." "Not improbably. I presume she does sometimes take the air. And possibly she may be the happy owner of a Gainsborough hat with green feathers." "Don't be frivolous, please. She was in that victoria." "Then perhaps she was too impecunious to drive both ways."
词汇关系
词源
From im- + pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
来源:wiktionary