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impecunious

adj.(经常)没有钱的,身无分文的,贫穷的

难易程度:

impecunious为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:impecuniousness 副词:impecuniously

词根

in-=negative(否定)=not 变化型 en-,i-,im-,ir-

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impecunious


/,ɪmpɪ'kju:nɪəs; ,ɪmpɪ`kjunɪəs/
adj (fml 文) having little or no money 一贫如洗的; 不名一文的.

impecunious


adj formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: pecunious 'rich' (14-19 centuries), from Latin pecunia 'money']
having very little money, especially over a long period - sometimes used humorously
 He came from a respectable if impecunious family.
>impecuniouslyadv
>impecuniousnessn[U]