• n. 貧困；困難；缺少；低劣

來自古法語poverte,貧窮，貧乏，來自拉丁語pauper,窮的，少的，詞源同poor.

poverty

poverty: see poor

poverty (n.)

late 12c., from Old French poverte "poverty, misery, wretched condition" (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupertatem (nominative paupertas) "poverty," from pauper "poor" (see poor (adj.)).

Seeing so much poverty everywhere makes me think that God is not rich. He gives the appearance of it, but I suspect some financial difficulties. [Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862]

Poverty line attested from 1901; poverty trap from 1966; poverty-stricken from 1803.

1. Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.

鄧恩先生貧窮的托詞只是部分成立。

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2. They refuse to do anything about the real cause of crime: poverty.

他們拒絕采取措施解決引發(fā)犯罪的真正問題：貧窮。

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3. He stole, lied, deceived and pimped his way out of poverty.

他通過偷竊、撒謊、欺詐和拉皮條使自己擺脫了貧困。

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4. Poverty and illiteracy go together with high birth rates.

貧困、文盲與高出生率密切相關(guān)。

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5. The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.

貧困數(shù)字毫無疑問讓總統(tǒng)非常難堪。

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