destitution
destitution 英 [ˌdestɪ'tju:ʃn] 美 [ˌdɛstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju-]
n. 穷困；缺乏
名词复数:destitutions
- Destitution is an unfortunate state in which a person lacks something important — like money, food, companionship, or even hope.
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- n. 穷困；缺乏
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1. This is both their destitution and their wealth.
这既是他们的窘困也是他们的财富所在。
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2. Though the meekest of men, he was full of fire which flamed its fiercest in his patriotism, as though to burn to ashes the shortcomings and destitution of his country.
虽然他是个极其温和的人，在爱国主义上他却充满了最炽热的火焰，仿佛要把他自己国家的缺点和贫困烧成灰烬。
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3. "This destitution persists even though human conditions have improved more in the past century than in the rest of history," the report notes.
报告指出，“尽管在过去一个世纪人类生活条件的改善超过历史任何时期，但赤贫现象依然存在。
- destitution (n.) early 15c., from Old French destitution and directly from Latin destitutionem (nominative destitutio) "a forsaking, deserting," from destitutus, past participle of destituere (see destitute).
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