needy

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。

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。

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.

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.

4. They awarded scholarships to needy students.
他們給貧苦學生頒發獎學金.

5. A young man idle , an old man needy.
少時閑混, 老來窮困.