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pauper

/ˈpɔ.pɚ/ 名词 C2

中文: 穷光蛋、穷鬼

  1. One who is extremely poor.
  2. One living on or eligible for public charity.

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The last squire dragged out his existence there, living the horrible life of an aristocratic pauper; but his only son, my stepfather, seeing that he must adapt himself to the new conditions, obtained an advance from a relative, which enabled him to take a medical degree and went out to Calcutta, where, by his professional skill and his force of character, he established a large practice.
《The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes》,第39页 · B2

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