poverty

poverty

英 ['pɒvətɪ]
　　美 ['pɑvɚti]

n. 貧困；困難；缺少；低劣

中文詞源：

poverty 貧窮，貧乏

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

例句：

1. Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.
鄧恩先生貧窮的托詞隻是部分成立。

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犯罪的真正問題：貧窮。

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瞭貧困。

4. Poverty and illiteracy go together with high birth rates.
貧困、文盲與高出生率密切相關。

5. The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.
貧困數字毫無疑問讓總統非常難堪。