indigence

英 ['ɪndɪdʒəns] 美 ['ɪndədʒəns]

• n. 贫穷

英英释义

Noun:

1. a state of extreme poverty or destitution;

   "their indigence appalled him"
   "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Dickens contrasts the opulence of France's nobility with indigence of her peasants.
   锹更斯比较法兰西贵族的富裕与其农民的贫穷。
2. By hard work, many Americans have raised themselves from indigence to wealth.
   许多美国人通过辛勤的工作，从贫穷变得富有。

近反义词

【近义词】

• poverty 贫困
• countryman 同胞
• necessity 需要
• need 需要
• penury 贫穷
• deprivation 剥夺
• destitution 穷困
• impoverishment 贫穷
• pauperization 贫困化
• pauperism 有被救济的资格...