pov.er.ty
n.(名词)
The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.
贫穷:穷的状况;缺乏获取物质生活必需品及需求的手段
Deficiency in amount; scantiness:
不足:数量的缺乏;匮乏:
例句:
.the poverty of feeling that reduced her soul.(Scott Turow)
.精神的贫乏使她的灵魂变得空虚.(斯科特·图罗)
Unproductiveness; infertility:
贫瘠;不孕:
例句:
the poverty of the soil.
土壤的贫瘠
Renunciation made by a member of a religious order of the right to own property.
(财产的)放弃:作为宗教会社成员,放弃拥有财产之权
来源:
Middle English poverte
中古英语 poverte
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin paupert3s
源自 拉丁语 paupert3s
from pauper [poor] * see pau-
源自 pauper [贫穷的] *参见 pau-