- n. 贫穷；贫乏；不毛；虚弱
poverty
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n.[U]
- 贫穷，贫困
- 贫乏，缺少[S1][（+of/in）]
- 不毛，贫瘠
- 虚弱
辨析
同义:
n.贫穷，贫困；穷困；困难；饥饿
indigence penury impoverishment impecuniousness neediness necessitousness privation destitution pennilessness beggary pauperism distress difficulties straits narrow straits starvation hunger bare cupboard poorness financial distress hand-to-mouth existence homelessnessn.缺少，不足，耗尽，空
lack want absence dearth paucity scarcity short supply shortage depletion need insufficiencyn.贫乏；空乏
meagreness scarceness scantiness scantness exiguity shortness bareness反义:
n.“贫穷；贫乏；贫瘠”的反义词
richness wealth abundance affluence同义参见:
necessity以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
n.
- the state of being extremely poor. ▸the renunciation of the right to individual ownership of property as part of a religious vow.
- the state of being insufficient in amount.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. poverte, from L. paupertas, from pauper ‘poor’.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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