impoverishment
/im'pɒvәriʃmәnt/
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中文翻译
n. 贫穷, 穷困
英文解释
n the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
n the act of making someone poor
常见例句
1
a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
2
A condition of impoverishment of the blood