penurious
英 [p?'nj??r??s]
美
助記提示
1、pen- "almost" => is not enough, is unsatisfactory, scarce.
2、pen- + -urious ( 由-ury與-ous形成的復(fù)合后綴 ).
3、由此得出該詞含義為：want, need, scarcity.
中文詞源
penurious 貧窮的來自penury,貧窮。
英文詞源
- penurious (adj.)
- 1590s, from penury + -ous, or else from Medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria "penury." Originally "poverty-stricken, in a state of penury;" meaning "stingy" is first attested 1630s. Related: Penuriously.
雙語例句
- 1. One penurious year, my parents used Swiss cheese plant.
- 經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)的一年, 我父母曾用繩狀藤來代替圣誕樹.
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- 2. One penurious year, my parents used a Swiss cheese plant.
- 在經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)的一年, 我父母曾用繩狀藤來代替圣誕樹.
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