penury
penury 英 [ˈpenjəri] 美 [ˈpɛnjəri]
n. 贫困；贫穷
名词复数:penuries
- Penury means extreme poverty to the point of homelessness and begging in the streets. Economic downturns, job loss, shopping sprees, and weekends at the high rollers' table in Vegas can lead to penury.
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- n. 贫困；贫穷
- penury (n.) c. 1400, from Latin penuria "want, need; scarcity," related to paene "scarcely, nearly" (see penitence).
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