"lacking in money," 1590s, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin pecuniosus "rich," from pecunia "money, property" (see pecuniary). Related: Impecuniously; impecuniosity.
雙語例句
1. He is impecunious, does not know anyone who can lend mony.
他身無分文，也不認(rèn)識任何可以借錢的人。
來自辭典例句
2. Cecil Fridjohn, my father, came from an impecunious Irish Jewish family.
塞西爾·弗雷特, 我的父親, 來自貧窮的愛爾蘭的猶太家庭.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. They are independent, impecunious and able to tolerate all degrees of discomfort.
他們獨立自主的, 囊中羞澀的,并且能夠忍受各種不便.
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4. They are invariably independent, impecunious and able to tolerate staggering degrees of discomfort.
他們無一不是獨立自主 、 囊中羞澀,而且能夠忍受種種令人咋舌不已的不便.
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5. Pass do sthagain one time this, wang Yu is heavily in debt already, impecunious.