貧窮 (-)

Question 1

poverty

Answer 1

poverty [ˈpɑvɚtɪ]
(n) 貧窮
(MW1) the state ofbeing poor
(MW2) the stateof onewho lacksa usual orsocially acceptable amount of moneyor materialpossessions
[源] pover- (poor) +-ty (名尾) ，“貧窮”。
[例] He was born in poverty.

Question 2

impoverish

Answer 2

impoverish [ɪmˈpɑvərɪʃ]
(v) 使貧困
(MW1) to make (someone) poor
(MW2) to make poor
[源] im- (=in- = en-, make) +pover- (poor) + -ish (動尾) ，“使貧窮”。
[衍] impoverished [ɪmˈpɑvərɪʃt] (a) “貧窮的”。
[反] enrich [ɪnˈrɪtʃ] (v) “使富有”。
[例] The dictatorenriched himself but impoverished his people.

Question 3

impecunious

Answer 3

impecunious [ˌɪmpɪˈkjunɪəs]
(a) 沒錢的
(MW1) havinglittle or no money
(MW2) having very little or no money usuallyhabitually: PENNILESS
[源] im- (=in-, not) + pecu- (money) +-ni- + -ous (形尾) ，“沒錢的”。
[例] They wereso impecunious thatthey couldn’t afford to giveone anothereven token (象徵性的) Christmas gifts.Ÿ

Question 4

penurious

Answer 4

penurious [pəˈnjʊrɪəs]
(a) 貧窮的
(MW1) very poor
(MW2) marked by or suffering from penury
[衍] penury [ˈpɛnjərɪ] (n) “貧窮”。
[例] The penurious school system had to lay off (遣散) several teachers.
[記] 用 penny (一分錢) 來記，貧窮的人連 “一分錢” 都沒有。

Question 5

indigent

Answer 5

indigent [ˈɪndədʒənt]
(a) 貧窮的
(MW1) lacking money: very poor
(MW2) sufferingfrom extreme poverty: IMPOVERISHED
[例] Because he was indigent, the court appointeda lawyer to defend him.
[記] 用 India 來記，印度有很多貧民窟 (slums) 。
[形] indignant [ɪnˈdɪgnənt] (a) “憤慨的”。
[形] indigenous [ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs] (a) “土生土長的”。