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一、poverty是什么意思

1、poverty 贫穷，贫乏

2、来自古法语poverte,贫穷，贫乏，来自拉丁语pauper,穷的，少的，词源同poor.

二、poverty的用法

1、poverty

2、poverty: see poor

3、poverty (n.)

4、late 12c., from Old French poverte "poverty, misery, wretched condition" (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupertatem (nominative paupertas) "poverty," from pauper "poor" (see poor (adj.)).Seeing so much poverty everywhere makes me think that God is not rich. He gives the appearance of it, but I suspect some financial difficulties. [Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables," 1862] Poverty line attested from 1901; poverty trap from 1966; poverty-stricken from 1803.

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