n. 貧窮;缺乏,不足;貧瘠,不毛;低劣;
?? poor(貧窮的)+ty(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→貧窮;缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面對著一個孤獨(dú)而貧困的晚年.
近義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
反義:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
crime
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詞根: crime
n. 罪行,犯罪;罪惡;
v. 指控犯罪;判定犯罪;處罰軍事犯;
?? crim 表”法律裁定”
"He is interested in the issues of crime and criminology."
他對犯罪及犯罪學(xué)方面的問題感興趣.
近義:shame, pity, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, offence