penury

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penury 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 贫困, 贫穷, 拮据, 馈乏

[法] 赤贫, 缺乏

英文释义

n a state of extreme poverty or destitution

penury 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 penury 在自然语境里怎么用：

The gist seemed simple: By safeguarding citizens against penury, the good nation ensures that they flourish.

—— Masterpieces of the New Deal

This was during the Roman Empire, when a tyrant’s caprice could reduce you to penury or the penitentiary.

—— “My Racing Mind Keeps Me Up at Night; It’ll Be the Death of Me”

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