poverty 1175年进入英语

　　poverty ['p?v?ti]

　　n.贫困,贫乏,劣质

　　例句:

　　Although she was poor,she was living in genteel poverty.

　　尽管她贫穷,但她总想装出上流社会阶层的样子.

　　The novel is a searing indictment of urban poverty.

　　这部小说是对城市贫困的震撼心灵的控诉.

　　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.

　　【词源解说】

　　1175年进入英语,直接源自古法语的poverte；最初源自古典拉丁语的paupertatem,意为贫穷.

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