Word · Frequency #24893
destitution
赤贫；穷困；匮乏
核心释义
extreme poverty that leaves someone without friends, money, or prospects
- 1.
缺乏某物的状态。
The condition of lacking something.
- 2.
极度贫困的状态,几乎完全没有资源或生活来源。
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
缺乏某物的状态。；极度贫困的状态,几乎完全没有资源或生活来源。；穷困；贫穷；缺乏
用法In use
After losing his job, the family faced months of destitution before finding help.
用法提示：这里“destitution”作名词，表示极度贫穷的状态。
The charity works to protect people from the destitution caused by sudden illness.
用法提示：句中“destitution”为名词，指因意外变故而陷入的贫困境地。
They lived in such destitution that they could not afford basic food.
用法提示：“destitution”在该句中作名词，强调一无所有的极端贫困。
live in destitution
表示处于穷困的状态，常用于描述生活处境。
After losing his job, he lived in destitution for years.
失去工作后，他多年来生活在赤贫之中。
reduce sb to destitution
表示使某人陷入穷困，to 为介词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- extreme destitution
- 极度贫困
- The war left families in extreme destitution.战争使许多家庭陷入极度贫困。
- abject destitution
- 赤贫
- They lived in abject destitution after losing everything.失去一切后，他们过着赤贫的生活。
- reduce to destitution
- 使陷入赤贫
- The economic crisis reduced thousands to destitution.经济危机使成千上万的人陷入赤贫。
- live in destitution
- 生活于贫困中
- Many elderly people live in destitution.许多老年人生活在贫困之中。
- sink into destitution
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到 destitution 中间的 tu，联想“土”：一个人穷到只能吃土、流落街头，就是 destitution（赤贫）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、academic discourse destitution 通常用于正式语体，如新闻报道、学术文章或文学作品中，指极度贫穷或匮乏；日常口语中更常说 'extreme poverty' 或 'very poor'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 destitution 押韵，重音都在 /ˈtjuːʃən/ 上：constitution, institution, restitution, substitution, prostitution。注意形近词 superstition 读作 /ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃən/，不发 /tjuː/，与 destitution 不押韵。
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