poverty
poverty是什么意思，
poverty怎么读
语音:
英音
[ˈpɒvətɪ]
美音 [ˈpɑ:vərtɪ]
n. 贫穷；缺乏，不足；贫瘠，不毛；低劣
【记】p(拼音pin，贫)+overt(明显)+y(名词后缀)→贫穷是很明显的。
poverty 贫穷，贫乏
来自古法语poverte,贫穷，贫乏，来自拉丁语pauper,穷的，少的，词源同poor.
用作名词(n.)
- People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty.
这个地区的人们受着饥饿和贫穷的折磨。 - The man lived in poverty after his unemployment.
这人失业后就生活在贫困之中。 - Poverty reduced him to begging.
贫穷迫使他行乞。 - They were handicapped by (a) poverty of resources.
他们因资源短缺处境窘迫。 - They were recognizable by the poverty of their dress.
根据衣着寒酸这一点可以把他们认出来.
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