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单词 penury
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pen·u·ry

noun
/ˈpenjəri/
/ˈpenjəri/
[uncountable] (formal)
  1. the state of being very poor贫困;贫穷 synonym poverty
    • He died in penury.他在贫困中死去。
    • They were reduced to penury.他们陷入贫困。
    Topics Social issuesc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin penuria ‘need, scarcity’; perhaps related to paene ‘almost’.
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