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

poor man

/ˈpɔː man/ /ˈpʊə man/

noun

1A man who is poor, especially one who is indigent or needy; a pauper.

2 Scottish. Frequently in form peerman. A simple device for holding a splinter of resinous wood or a fir candle, formerly the ordinary source of artificial light in farmhouses, barns, and cottages. Now historical.

So called because in parts of north-eastern Scotland in earlier times paupers were reputed to have performed this function in return for alms or lodging..

3Chiefly NZ. More fully poorman orange. A small form of grapefruit, used chiefly for marmalade.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Ancrene Riwle. From poor + man.

单词	poor man
释义	poor man /ˈpɔː man/ /ˈpʊə man/ noun 1A man who is poor, especially one who is indigent or needy; a pauper. 2 Scottish. Frequently in form peerman. A simple device for holding a splinter of resinous wood or a fir candle, formerly the ordinary source of artificial light in farmhouses, barns, and cottages. Now historical. So called because in parts of north-eastern Scotland in earlier times paupers were reputed to have performed this function in return for alms or lodging.. 3Chiefly NZ. More fully poorman orange. A small form of grapefruit, used chiefly for marmalade. Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Ancrene Riwle. From poor + man.
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