poverty
/ˈpɒvətɪ/noun
mass noun
1- the state of being extremely poor贫穷, 贫困：
thousands of families are living in abject poverty.
成千上万的家庭生活在赤贫中。
1.1
- the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount（质量）低劣; （数量）贫乏, 不足：
the poverty of her imagination.
她想像力的贫乏。
1.2
- the renunciation of the right to individual ownership of property as part of a religious vow个人财产权的放弃（作为宗教誓约的一部分）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French poverte, from Latin paupertas, from pauper 'poor'.