pauper

英 ['pɔːpə] 美['pɔpɚ]
  • n. 乞丐;穷人;靠救济度日者
  • adj. 贫民的
  • n. (Pauper)人名;(德)保佩尔;(法)波佩

GRETOEFL畅通词汇

词态变化


复数: paupers;

助记提示


富人多钱,穷人多废纸。

中文词源


pauper 穷人,贫民

来自拉丁语pauper,穷的,来自*pau,少的,小的,词源同few,poor.

英文词源


pauper
pauper: see poor
pauper (n.)
1510s, "person destitute of property or means of livelihood," from Latin pauper "poor, not wealthy, of small means" (see poor (adj.)). Originally in English a legal word, from Latin phrase in forma pauperis (late 15c.) "in the character of a poor person," thus allowed to sue in court without legal fees.

双语例句


1. He did die a pauper and is buried in an unmarked grave.
他死的时候一文不名,葬在一处无名墓穴中。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I'm not asking any girl to marry a pauper.
我是说我不会要求任何姑娘给一个叫化子.

来自飘(部分)

3. Each one of you will be given a title - Pauper Pauper?
你们每人可以得到一个头衔――穷鬼.

来自辞典例句

4. Each one of you will be given a title - Pauper.
你们每人可以得到一个头衔——穷鬼.

来自辞典例句

5. 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.

来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言