destitution
/ˌdestɪˈtjuːʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdestɪˈtuːʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌde-stə-ˈtü-shən -ˈtyü-/ (ame, mw)
destitution — 名詞
1. an extreme condition in which someone has almost no money and lacks the basic th
赤貧
幾乎一無所有的極端貧困
an extreme condition in which someone has almost no money and lacks the basic things needed for daily life
The flood pushed dozens of farming families into destitution within one season.
洪水在一季之內把數十個務農家庭推入赤貧。
pattern: push someone into destitution
After her husband died, Marta faced destitution with three young children.
丈夫過世後，Marta 帶著三個年幼孩子，面臨赤貧。
The charity was created to stop widows from slipping into destitution.
這個慈善機構成立，就是為了避免寡婦一步步滑入赤貧。
Years without rain brought the mountain villages close to destitution.
多年無雨，使山區村落幾乎陷入赤貧。
Losing both jobs left the couple facing destitution before winter.
兩份工作都失去後，這對夫妻在冬天前面臨赤貧。
- poverty
broader and more everyday; it does not always suggest complete loss of basic needs
- deprivation
more formal and often focuses on going without particular necessities
- pennilessness
narrower because it focuses on having no money, not the wider living condition
- hardship
broader and can be caused by many difficulties besides extreme poverty
- prosperity
a state of financial success and comfortable living
- security
stresses stable access to money, shelter, and everyday safety
文法句型
fall into destitution
reduce someone to destitution
live in destitution
用法筆記
Most common in formal reports or discussion about war, famine, debt, or displacement. It is stronger than poverty and usually suggests that people lack several basics at once, such as money, food, and shelter.