pittance
英 ['pɪt(ə)ns]
美 ['pɪtns]
n. 少量；小額施舍；少量津貼
中文詞源：
pittance 微薄的工資
來自古法語pitance,可憐，同情，施舍，詞源同pity.-ance,名詞後綴。引申詞義微薄的工資。
例句：
1. to pay sb a pittance
2. Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.
她的秘書們為一點微薄的工資不知疲倦地工作。
3. The widow must live on her slender pittance.
那寡婦隻能靠自己微薄的收入過活.
4. Neither set of lenders was paid more than a pittance.
所有的債權人誰都不比誰多得到一個子兒.
5. You sold your people for a pittance, gaining nothing from their sale.
你賣瞭你的子民, 也不賺利.所得的價值,並不加添你的資財.
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