indigence的意思|示意
n. 贫乏,穷困
indigence的用法详解
英语单词indigence的用法讲解
Indigence是英语单词,它源自拉丁词Indigere,有“贫穷”、“赤贫”的意思。Indigence可以用作形容词,也可以用作名词。
当作形容词时,用来描述一个人缺乏经济手段的状态,即指人的贫穷,如:The indigence of the family made it difficult for the children to get a proper education.(该家庭的贫穷使其孩子难以获得良好的教育。)
当作名词时,可以指如果一个人因为不能支付社会所要求的最低生活费而处于贫困中的状态,如:The government must take measures to alleviate the indigence of the poor.(政府必须采取措施来减轻穷人的贫困。)
Indigence还可以用来指拥有经济资源、物质财富等仅仅得到简计数清洁分开的状态,就像仅仅持有最基本的衣物、食物等,如:The young family was forced to live in indigence after being evicted from their home.(这个年轻家庭被赶出家门后,不得不贫困潦倒地生活。)
总之,Indigence 表达的是一种困境,指人们缺少足够的经济资源,甚至没有最基本的生活条件。
indigence相关例句
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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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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Their indigence appalled him.
他们的贫穷让他震惊.
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