poverty

IPA/ˈpɒvəti/
KK[pˈɑvɚti]IPA/ˈpɑːvərti/

poverty — 名詞

1. a situation in which a person, family, or community has so little money that bas

1.名詞B2
釋義

貧困

極度缺錢、生活艱難的狀態

a situation in which a person, family, or community has so little money that basic needs are hard to meet

例句

After the factory closed, many families in the town fell into poverty.

工廠關閉後，鎮上許多家庭陷入貧困。

fall into poverty

A free breakfast program helps children in poverty start school ready to learn.

免費早餐計畫幫助身處貧困的孩子準備好上學。

常見搭配
  • extreme poverty
  • child poverty
  • rural poverty
  • escape poverty
同義詞
  • hardship

    broader and can include suffering caused by illness, war, or other problems, not only money

  • deprivation

    more formal and stresses going without basic things such as food, heat, or safety

  • destitution

    stronger and more formal, suggesting almost nothing is left to live on

反義詞
  • wealth

    focuses on having a large amount of money or valuable property

  • prosperity

    stresses a successful and comfortable economic condition

文法句型

live in poverty

fall into poverty

escape from poverty

poverty among + group

用法筆記

Often used in social and economic discussion, especially after verbs like live in, fall into, and escape from. It usually points to a continuing lack of money, not just one expensive week or one unpaid bill.

常見錯誤

Many families live in poor.
Many families live in poverty.
use the noun 'poverty' after 'live in'; 'poor' is an adjective.

2. a serious shortage of something, or a level of quality that feels weak and not g

2.名詞C1
釋義

匱乏；貧弱

某資源不足，或內容品質很差

a serious shortage of something, or a level of quality that feels weak and not good enough

例句

The bridge plan failed at town hall because of a poverty of detail.

那個橋梁計畫在鎮公所開會時，因細節匱乏而失敗。

poverty of + noun

Critics noted the film's poverty of imagination in its second half.

評論者指出，那部電影後半段想像力貧乏。

poverty of imagination

常見搭配
  • poverty of detail
  • poverty of imagination
  • poverty of evidence
  • poverty of content
同義詞
  • scarcity

    stresses that not enough of something is available

  • shortage

    a more everyday word for not having enough of a needed thing

  • weakness

    fits the poor-quality side of this sense more than the idea of low supply

反義詞
  • abundance

    shows that there is more than enough of something

  • richness

    works especially for content, ideas, style, or detail with depth and variety

文法句型

poverty of + noun

because of a poverty of + noun

用法筆記

Most often appears in the pattern 'poverty of + noun', especially with words like detail, imagination, evidence, or choice. Distinguish from sense 1 BEING VERY POOR, which is about money and living conditions.

常見錯誤

The speech showed a poverty on ideas.
The speech showed a poverty of ideas.
this sense usually takes 'of', not 'on'.

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