poverty

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n. 贫穷, 贫困, 缺乏 [医] 贫乏, 缺乏

发音

UK /ˈpɒvəti/
US /ˈpɑːvɚti/

词形变化

poverties 复数 poverties

别名

povertie

教材释义与例句

名词

贫困；困难；缺少；低劣

释义与例句

n. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The quality or state of being poor; lack of money

    贫穷

    贫困

    不可数

    get into poverty

    get out of poverty

    escape from poverty

  2. 2.

    A deficiency of something needed or desired

    缺乏

    不可数

    poverty of soil

    poverty of the blood

    poverty of spirit

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

impoverishment poorness

反义词 1

wealth

下位词 10

want need deprivation penury privation destitution impecuniousness indigence neediness pauperism

相关短语

poverty line n. 贫困线, 贫穷线 poverty lines poverty trap n. 贫困陷阱 poverty of the stimulus poverty grass [医]二歧三芒草 poverty traps poverty grasses poverty porn Poverty Row poverty is a state of mind poverty is a mindset poverty poker energy poverty fuel poverty transport poverty

词源

From Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupertās, from pauper (“poor”) + -tas (“noun of state suffix”). Cognates include pauper, poor.

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