indigent

FREQ #49965

a. 贫乏的, 穷困的

发音

其它 /ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/

词形变化

indigents 复数 indigents more indigent 比较级 most indigent 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person in need, or in poverty.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Poor; destitute; in need.

  2. 2.

    Utterly lacking or in need of something specified.

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词汇关系

形容词

同义词 5

needy destitute impoverished necessitous poverty-stricken

近义相关 1

poor

词源

From Middle English indigent, from Old French indigent, from Latin indigēns, present participle of indigeō (“to need”), from indu (“in, within”) + egeō (“to be in need, want”).

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