Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11179
impoverished
穷困的；贫乏的
核心释义
made poor; lacking financial or material resources
- 1.
陷入贫困的
Reduced to poverty.
- 2.
失去某种成分或功能而变贫乏的；耗尽的
Having lost a component, an ingredient, a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.
- 3.
贫困到需要他人帮助
poor enough to need help from others
陷入贫困的；失去某种成分或功能而变贫乏的；耗尽的；贫困到需要他人帮助；穷困的；无力的
用法In use
The impoverished family could barely afford to buy food.
用法提示：impoverished 作形容词，修饰 family，表示‘贫困的’。
Many impoverished communities lack access to clean water.
用法提示：impoverished 作形容词，修饰 communities，表示‘贫困的’。
After the war, the country was left impoverished and in ruins.
用法提示：impoverished 作形容词，与 was left 构成系表结构，描述国家的状态。
impoverished + noun
impoverished 作为形容词常修饰名词，语气比 poor 更强，暗示原本不贫困。
The organization provides aid to impoverished families.
该组织向贫困家庭提供援助。
be impoverished
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- impoverished community
- 贫困社区
- The charity works closely with impoverished communities in the region.该慈善机构与该地区的贫困社区密切合作。
- impoverished family
- 贫困家庭
- Scholarships help children from impoverished families attend university.奖学金帮助来自贫困家庭的孩子上大学。
- impoverished country
- 贫穷国家
- Foreign aid often goes to impoverished countries facing food shortages.外援通常提供给面临粮食短缺的贫穷国家。
- impoverished soil
- 贫瘠的土壤
- Years of over-farming left the land with impoverished soil.多年过度耕作使这片土地土壤贫瘠。
- impoverished neighborhood
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：词中pover像poor（贫穷），im-表示进入，好像被推入贫穷状态，所以是“穷困的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reports、academic texts 该词比较正式，常用于书面语或正式报道中，形容人或地区贫穷、资源匮乏；日常口语中更常说 poor。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于描述人、地区或资源匮乏的状态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 impoverished 都以 -ished 结尾，拼写相似，词尾通常读 /ɪʃt/（或在 r 后读 /rɪʃt/）；但 impoverished 的重读元音是 /ɑ/，后面接 /vrɪʃt/，而 finished /ɪ/、cherished /e/、published /ʌ/、abolished /ɑː/、diminished /ɪ/、distinguished /ɪ/ 的重读元音各不相同，因此它们都不与 impoverished 押韵。注意不要因拼写相近而错读元音，尤其要区分 cherished /ˈtʃerɪʃt/ 与 impoverished /ɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt/。
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