impecunious
英[,ɪmpɪ'kjuːnɪəs]
美[,ɪmpɪ'kjunɪəs]
- adj. 没有钱的；贫穷的
中文词源
impecunious 不名一文的，贫穷的
im-,不，非，-pecun,金钱，词源同pecuniary,fee.
英文词源
- impecunious (adj.)
- "lacking in money," 1590s, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin pecuniosus "rich," from pecunia "money, property" (see pecuniary). Related: Impecuniously; impecuniosity.
双语例句
- 1. He is impecunious, does not know anyone who can lend mony.
- 他身无分文，也不认识任何可以借钱的人。
来自辞典例句
- 2. Cecil Fridjohn, my father, came from an impecunious Irish Jewish family.
- 塞西尔·弗雷特, 我的父亲, 来自贫穷的爱尔兰的犹太家庭.
来自互联网
- 3. They are independent, impecunious and able to tolerate all degrees of discomfort.
- 他们独立自主的, 囊中羞涩的,并且能够忍受各种不便.
来自互联网
- 4. They are invariably independent, impecunious and able to tolerate staggering degrees of discomfort.
- 他们无一不是独立自主 、 囊中羞涩,而且能够忍受种种令人咋舌不已的不便.
来自互联网
- 5. Pass do sthagain one time this, wang Yu is heavily in debt already, impecunious.
- 经过这一番折腾, 汪宇早已负债累累, 身无分文.
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