penurious
英 [pɪ'njʊərɪəs]
美
助记提示
1、pen- "almost" => is not enough, is unsatisfactory, scarce.
2、pen- + -urious ( 由-ury与-ous形成的复合后缀 ).
3、由此得出该词含义为：want, need, scarcity.
中文词源
penurious 贫穷的来自penury,贫穷。
英文词源
- penurious (adj.)
- 1590s, from penury + -ous, or else from Medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria "penury." Originally "poverty-stricken, in a state of penury;" meaning "stingy" is first attested 1630s. Related: Penuriously.
双语例句
- 1. One penurious year, my parents used Swiss cheese plant.
- 经济拮据的一年, 我父母曾用绳状藤来代替圣诞树.
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- 2. One penurious year, my parents used a Swiss cheese plant.
- 在经济拮据的一年, 我父母曾用绳状藤来代替圣诞树.
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