the destitute
定冠词 the 加 destitute 可统称赤贫人群。
The destitute depend on public shelters in winter.
冬天,赤贫者依赖公共收容所。
赤贫者;穷困潦倒的人
destitutes — plural of destitute
穷困的;缺乏的
an extremely poor person who lacks basic necessities of life
穷困的;缺乏的
poor enough to need help from others
The soup kitchen was opened to feed the growing number of destitutes in the city.
这家施粥所是为供应城市里日益增多的赤贫者而开设的。
用法提示:destitutes 是 destitute 的复数形式,作名词,指穷困潦倒的人。
A social worker helped a destitute apply for housing benefits.
一名社工帮助这名赤贫者申请住房补助。
用法提示:destitute 作单数名词,指一个极度贫困、缺乏生活必需品的人。
After losing his job, he became one of the destitutes living on the streets.
失业后,他成了流落街头的赤贫者之一。
用法提示:destitutes 为复数名词,表示一群穷困潦倒的人。
定冠词 the 加 destitute 可统称赤贫人群。
The destitute depend on public shelters in winter.
冬天,赤贫者依赖公共收容所。
作名词时是可数名词,复数形式为 destitutes。
A destitute was found collapsed on the sidewalk.
一个赤贫者被发现倒在人行道上。
grammar · medium
易错句子The government provides aid to destitute.
正确表达The government provides aid to the destitute.
当 destitute 作名词表示“赤贫的人”这一类人时,通常与 the 连用,指整个群体;不加 the 会让句子缺少限定,语义不完整。这里需要 the destitute 表示“赤贫者(整个群体)”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Destitute is a serious problem in many countries.
正确表达Destitution is a serious problem in many countries.
名词 destitute 指“赤贫的人”,是具体的人;表示“赤贫、穷困”这种状态要用名词 destitution。中文里“赤贫”既可指人也可指状态,因此容易混用。这里说的是“问题”(状态),所以应改为 destitution。
destitute 强调一无所有、缺乏基本生活必需品;pauper 侧重依靠救济或施舍过活的穷人,语气较旧。
indigent 作名词时常以 the indigent 集体指穷人,正式且不指具体某个人;destitute 可作名词单指某个赤贫者。
beggar 强调以乞讨为生的人;destitute 强调贫困匮乏的生活状态,本身不涉及乞讨行为。
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