needy
英 ['niːdɪ]
美 ['nidi]
- adj. 貧困的；貧窮的；生活艱苦的
- n. (Needy)人名；(英)尼迪
中文詞源
needy 貧困的，缺乏自信的來自need,需要。引申詞義貧困的，缺乏自信的。
英文詞源
- needy (adj.)
- late 12c., neodi "poor, indigent," from need (n.) + adjectival suffix -y (2). Similar formation in Dutch noodig, German nothig, Old Norse nauðigr. As a noun from mid-14c. Related: Needily; neediness.
雙語例句
- 1. Silber says the tax rollback would decimate basic services for the needy.
- 西爾伯說稅收的回落可能會大大減少為貧困人口提供的基本服務。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Although he was poor, he was quite generous to his needy friends.
- 他雖窮, 但對貧苦的朋友很慷慨.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Needy and handicapped people depend on government relief for their support.
- 窮人和殘疾人依靠政府的救濟維持生計.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. They awarded scholarships to needy students.
- 他們給貧苦學生頒發獎學金.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A young man idle , an old man needy.
- 少時閑混, 老來窮困.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》