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pauper

UK //ˈpɔːpə(r)//US //ˈpɔːpər//

词源

源自拉丁语 'pauper'(意为贫穷的),通过古法语 'pauvre' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指极度贫困的人,通常指靠救济或乞讨为生的穷人,强调其经济状况的极端窘迫。

“In Victorian London, many paupers died on the streets from hunger and cold.”

(在维多利亚时代的伦敦,许多贫民因饥饿和寒冷死在街头。)

“The novel tells the story of a pauper who unexpectedly inherits a fortune.”

(这部小说讲述了一个穷人意外继承巨额财富的故事。)

同义词:beggar, poor person, indigent

常见短语

pauper's grave — 指由政府或慈善机构出资安葬穷人的公共墓地,通常没有墓碑或标记。

“Many victims of the epidemic were buried in pauper's graves.”

(许多流行病受害者被埋葬在贫民公墓里。)