pe·nu·ri·ous
adjective/pəˈnjʊəriəs/
/pəˈnʊriəs/
(formal)- very poor
贫穷的；穷困的；赤贫的 Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria ‘need, scarcity’; perhaps related to paene ‘almost’.