pauperism

英 ['pɔːpərɪzəm] 美 ['pɔːpəˌɪzəm]

• n. 有被救济的资格；贫困

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. He becomes a pauper,and pauperism develops more rapidly than population and wealth.
   工人变成赤贫者，贫困比人口和财富增长得还要快。

近反义词

【近义词】

• poverty 贫困
• necessity 需要
• pauperization 贫困化
• penury 贫穷
• need 需要
• indigence 贫穷