英语词汇“penurious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

penurious

/pɪˈnjʊərɪəs

adjective formal

1Extremely poor; poverty-stricken: a penurious old tramp...

Once some penurious student has finished loading up a piece of art into her van, it immediately gains in value.
The garish festivities are set in one of the world's most penurious places.
This, as you might appreciate, presents many problems for a man with the soul of a tortured and penurious poet.

Synonyms

poor, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, in penury, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, hard up, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged, penniless, without a sou, moneyless, bankrupt, bust, insolvent;

British on the breadline, without a penny (to one's name)

informal broke, flat broke, cleaned out, strapped for cash, strapped, on one's uppers

British informal stony broke, skint, without two pennies/(brass) farthings to rub together, in Queer Street

North American informal stone broke

rare pauperized, beggared

1.1Characterized by poverty: penurious years...

Your plan to spend everything you have and more as soon as possible seems a certain recipe for a penurious old age.
One promising effort is intended to increase the low personal savings rate in the U.S., which could doom many people to a penurious retirement.
A comparable case is that of Iraq, where in spite of the weekly strikes by the U.S. and Britain and the penurious condition of the country, has still not thrown in the towel.

2Unwilling to spend money; mean: his stingy and penurious wife...

It is rather penurious reasoning too, knowing what we know about the geo-strategic priorities of the United States at this conjuncture.

Synonyms

mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, cheese-paring, scrimping, grasping, greedy, avaricious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close

informal stingy, mingy, tight, tight-fisted, money-grubbing, money-grabbing

vulgar slang tight-arsed

archaic near

Derivatives

penuriously

/pɪˈnjʊərɪəsli

/ adverb ...

He survived penuriously for another 10 years but wrote only a fragment of a novel.
Physicians are reimbursed generously for treatment, penuriously for prevention.

penuriousness

/pɪˈnjʊərɪəsnəs

/ noun ...

Whether this is a misprint, or calculated penuriousness, the move seems serious as there are now indeed proper staff manning the kitchen.

Origin

Late 16th century: from medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria 'need, scarcity' (see penury).

单词	penurious
释义	penurious /pɪˈnjʊərɪəs / adjective formal 1Extremely poor; poverty-stricken: a penurious old tramp... Once some penurious student has finished loading up a piece of art into her van, it immediately gains in value. The garish festivities are set in one of the world's most penurious places. This, as you might appreciate, presents many problems for a man with the soul of a tortured and penurious poet. Synonyms poor, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous, in penury, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, hard up, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged, penniless, without a sou, moneyless, bankrupt, bust, insolvent; British on the breadline, without a penny (to one's name) informal broke, flat broke, cleaned out, strapped for cash, strapped, on one's uppers British informal stony broke, skint, without two pennies/(brass) farthings to rub together, in Queer Street North American informal stone broke rare pauperized, beggared 1.1Characterized by poverty: penurious years... Your plan to spend everything you have and more as soon as possible seems a certain recipe for a penurious old age. One promising effort is intended to increase the low personal savings rate in the U.S., which could doom many people to a penurious retirement. A comparable case is that of Iraq, where in spite of the weekly strikes by the U.S. and Britain and the penurious condition of the country, has still not thrown in the towel. 2Unwilling to spend money; mean: his stingy and penurious wife... It is rather penurious reasoning too, knowing what we know about the geo-strategic priorities of the United States at this conjuncture. Synonyms mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, close-fisted, cheese-paring, scrimping, grasping, greedy, avaricious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close informal stingy, mingy, tight, tight-fisted, money-grubbing, money-grabbing vulgar slang tight-arsed archaic near Derivatives penuriously /pɪˈnjʊərɪəsli / adverb ... He survived penuriously for another 10 years but wrote only a fragment of a novel. Physicians are reimbursed generously for treatment, penuriously for prevention. penuriousness /pɪˈnjʊərɪəsnəs / noun ... Whether this is a misprint, or calculated penuriousness, the move seems serious as there are now indeed proper staff manning the kitchen. Origin Late 16th century: from medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria 'need, scarcity' (see penury). Rhymes curious, furious, injurious, luxurious, perjurious, spurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous), usurious
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penurious

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