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penurious (pen YOOR ee us) From the Latin meaning “want,” this adjective means both “stingy, unwilling to spend money” and “poverty-stricken or destitute” (another good word for poor). The noun form is “penury.”

  • During the Great Depression, millions of Americans were reduced to a penurious lifestyle.
  • Suffering disease, hunger, and penury, the homeless man sought help in a shelter; he didn’t have enough money to buy himself a meal.

——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》

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穷困潦倒(pen YOOR ee us)这个形容词来自拉丁语,意为“匮乏”,既有“吝啬、不愿花钱”的意思,也有“贫困或赤贫”的意思(穷人的另一个好词)。名词形式为“pendry”

  • 在大萧条期间,数百万美国人生活拮据。
  • 由于患有疾病、饥饿和贫困,这位无家可归的人在避难所寻求帮助;他没有足够的钱给自己买一顿饭。

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