impoverishment

n. 贫穷, 穷困

发音

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词形变化

impoverishments 复数 impoverishments

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The action of impoverishing someone.

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  2. 2.

    The state of being impoverished.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

poverty pauperisation pauperization poorness

上位词 2

deprivation privation

下位词 10

want need deprivation penury privation destitution impecuniousness indigence neediness pauperism

词源

From Anglo-Norman empoverissement, from the Old French verb empoverir. By surface analysis, impoverish + -ment.

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