indigence
GRE
英 ['ɪndɪdʒ(ə)ns]
美
释义
n. 穷困；贫乏；贫穷
近义词
英文词源
- indigence (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French indigence "indigence, need, privation" (13c.), from Latin indigentia "need, want; insatiable desire," from indigentem (nominative indigens), present participle of indigere "to need," from indu "in, within" + egere "be in need, want," from PIE *eg- "to lack" (cognates: Old Norse ekla "want, lack," Old High German eccherode "thin, weak").
双语例句
- 1. His present indigence is a sufficient punishment for former folly.
- 他现在所受的困苦足够惩罚他从前的胡作非为了.
来自辞典例句
- 2. The luxury of one class is counterbalanced by the indigence of another.
- 一个阶级的奢侈全靠另一个阶级的贫苦来维持.
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- 3. Dickens contrasts the opulence of France's nobility with indigence of her peasants.
- 锹更斯比较法兰西贵族的富裕与其农民的贫穷.
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- 4. Their indigence appalled him.
- 他们的贫穷让他震惊.
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- 5. Dickens contrasts the opulence of Frances nobility with the indigence of her peasants.
- 狄更斯将法兰西贵族的富裕与农民的贫穷作了对比.
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英英释意
- 1. a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
- "their indigence appalled him"
- "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
实用场景例句
- His present indigence is a sufficient punishment for former folly.
- 他现在所受的困苦足够惩罚他从前的胡作非为了.
辞典例句
- Dickens contrasts the opulence of France's nobility with indigence of her peasants.
- 锹更斯比较法兰西贵族的富裕与其农民的贫穷.
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- Their indigence appalled him.
- 他们的贫穷让他震惊.
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- Dickens contrasts the opulence of Frances nobility with the indigence of her peasants.
- 狄更斯将法兰西贵族的富裕与农民的贫穷作了对比.
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