penurious
/pɪˈnjʊərɪəs/adjective
formal <正式>
1
- extremely poor; poverty-stricken赤贫的, 极端贫困的：
a penurious old tramp.
一贫如洗的老流浪汉。
1.1
- characterized by poverty or need不足的, 缺乏的：
penurious years.
饥荒年。
2
- parsimonious; mean吝啬的, 小气的：
he was generous and hospitable in contrast to his stingy and penurious wife.
与他吝啬小气的妻子相反, 他慷慨又好客。
派生词
penuriously
adverbpenuriousness
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria 'need, scarcity' （see PENURY）.