| 词汇 | poor |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： c.1200, from O.Fr. poure (Fr. pauvre), from L. pauper "poor," perhaps a compound of paucus "little" and parare "to get." Replaced O.E. earm. Poorhouse is from 1781. The poor boy sandwich, made of simple but filling ingredients, was invented and named in New Orleans in 1921. To poor mouth "deny one's advantages" is from 1965 (to make a poor mouth "whine" is Scot. dial. from 1822). Slang poor man's ________ "the cheaper alternative to _______," is from 1854. 词根记忆： a. 贫困的;可怜的;贫乏的;贫瘠的;低劣的The poor man in poverty sleeps on the floor at the doorway.那个贫困的可怜人睡在门口的地板上. |
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