indigent 英 [ˈɪndɪdʒənt]   美 [ˈɪndɪdʒənt]

indigent

indigent  英 [ˈɪndɪdʒənt] 美 [ˈɪndɪdʒənt]

adj. 贫困的;贫穷的(副词indigently) 

名词复数:indigents 

Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped.  给年老、贫困、残疾的人的帮助。

  • An indigent person is extremely poor, lacking the basic resources of a normal life. Often the indigent lack not only money but homes.
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  • adj. 贫困的;贫穷的(副词indigently)
  • 1. Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped.

    给年老、贫困、残疾的人的帮助。

  • indigent (adj.) c. 1400, from Old French indigent "poor, needy," from Latin indigentem "in want of, needing" (see indigence). As a noun, "poor person," from early 15c.
in·di·gent / ˈɪndɪdʒənt ; NAmE ˈɪndɪdʒənt / adjective [usually before noun ] ( formal) very poor 十分贫穷的 in·di·gent / ˈɪndɪdʒənt ; NAmE ˈɪndɪdʒənt /
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