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poverty/ˈpɒvəti/n. 1 the state of being poor; want of the necessities of life 穷，贫困，(生活必需品的)缺乏 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 of, in) scarcity or lack 贫乏，不足 3 inferiority, poorness, meanness 低劣；贫瘠；劣质 4 Eccl. renunciation of the right to individual ownership of property 【教会】放弃个人财产所有权 [Middle English via Old French poverte, poverté from Latin paupertas -tatis, from pauper ‘poor’] |