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impecunious

🇬🇧 UK/.impi'kju:njәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Having very little or no money; poor.

身无分文的;贫穷的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
pecunmoney, wealth
+
iousfull of, having the quality of
=impecunious

Common Collocations

  • 1.impecunious family贫穷家庭
  • 2.impecunious circumstances贫困的环境

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The impecunious student could barely afford to pay tuition fees.

  • 2.

    Many impecunious families struggle to meet their basic needs.

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