单词 | poor |
释义 | Word Frequency poor(pʊə, pɔː) adjective 1. a. lacking financial or other means of subsistence; needy b. (as collective noun; preceded by the) the poor 2. characterized by or indicating poverty the country had a poor economy 3. deficient in amount; scanty or inadequate a poor salary 4. (when postpositive, usually foll by in) badly supplied (with resources, materials, etc) a region poor in wild flowers 5. lacking in quality; inferior 6. giving no pleasure; disappointing or disagreeable a poor play 7. (prenominal) deserving of pity; unlucky poor John is ill again 8. poor man's something Derived forms poorness (ˈpoorness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French povre, from Latin pauper; see pauper, poverty |
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