penury
英 ['penjʊrɪ]
美 ['pɛnjəri]
助記提示
1、pen- "almost" => is not enough, is unsatisfactory, scarce.
2、pen- + -ury.
3、由此得出該詞含義為：want, need, scarcity.
4. penury(貧窮)，發音：貧奴→當然是貧窮的
5. "貧有理"。
中文詞源
penury 貧窮來自拉丁語penuria,缺乏，稀少，來自paene,幾乎，接近沒有，詞源同penumbra.引申詞義物質缺乏，貧窮。
英文詞源
- penury (n.)
- c. 1400, from Latin penuria "want, need; scarcity," related to paene "scarcely."
雙語例句
- 1. Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
- 受窮受苦使他未老先衰.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.
- 連續歉收使得這個小農場主陷入了貧困境地.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He was brought up in penury, without education.
- 他從小一貧如洗，沒有受過教育。
來自辭典例句
- 4. A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.
- 連年歉收使小農陷入了一貧如洗的困境.
來自互聯網
- 5. He was talking about the embarrassment penury - and advocating higher salaries for MPs.
- 這席話意指當時議員們經濟窘迫,並提倡提高議員待遇.
來自互聯網