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indigent adj.贫穷的；贫困的；<古>欠缺的 (1) 镇政府负责给穷人提供帮助。(2) 我是在物质条件贫乏但却充满爱心的环境下长大。 Indigent comes from a Latin word meaning wanting, which we used to use to mean “lacking” and not just to describe desires. Homeless shelters, soup kitchens, free medical clinics and court-appointed lawyers are all institutions that our society has developed to help indigent people.

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英 ['ɪndɪdʒənt] 美 ['ɪndɪdʒənt] (1) The town government is responsible for assistance to indigent people.(2) I grown up in the condition, which with indigent matter but full of love. An indigent person is extremely poor, lacking the basic resources of a normal life. Often the indigent lack not only money but homes. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]贫穷的；贫困的 Someone who is indigent is very poor.   [FORMAL 正式]

英语单词	indigent
英美音标	英 ['ɪndɪdʒənt] 美 ['ɪndɪdʒənt]
中文释义	adj.贫穷的；贫困的；<古>欠缺的
英语例句	(1) The town government is responsible for assistance to indigent people. (2) I grown up in the condition, which with indigent matter but full of love.
中文例句	(1) 镇政府负责给穷人提供帮助。 (2) 我是在物质条件贫乏但却充满爱心的环境下长大。
vocabulary简明	An indigent person is extremely poor, lacking the basic resources of a normal life. Often the indigent lack not only money but homes.
vocabulary扩展	Indigent comes from a Latin word meaning wanting, which we used to use to mean “lacking” and not just to describe desires. Homeless shelters, soup kitchens, free medical clinics and court-appointed lawyers are all institutions that our society has developed to help indigent people.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]贫穷的；贫困的 Someone who is indigent is very poor. [FORMAL 正式]

Indigent People 英 ɪndɪdʒənt] 美 ɪndɪdʒənt Adj.贫穷的；贫困的；<古>欠缺的 Town Government