penury

penury

英 ['penjʊrɪ]
　　美 ['pɛnjəri]

n. 貧困；貧窮

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。

例句：

1. Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.
受窮受苦使他未老先衰.

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瞭貧困境地.

3. He was brought up in penury, without education.
他從小一貧如洗，沒有受過教育。

4. A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.
連年歉收使小農陷入瞭一貧如洗的困境.

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.