“赤贫”常见的英文表达是 “abject poverty” 或 “destitute poverty”,也可直接用 “extreme poverty” 来表达类似意思。以下为你展开介绍:
含义:指极度的、令人绝望的贫穷状态,强调贫困的程度很深,生活条件极其恶劣,处于一种毫无希望、尊严尽失的境地。
例句:Many families in that remote village are trapped in abject poverty, with no access to basic necessities like clean water and proper healthcare.(那个偏远村庄的许多家庭都陷入了赤贫,无法获得像干净的水和适当的医疗保健这样的基本必需品。)
含义:侧重于表示极度缺乏生活必需品,处于一贫如洗、身无分文的状态,强调物质上的极度匮乏。
例句:After losing his job and all his savings, he found himself in destitute poverty.(在失去工作和所有积蓄后,他发现自己陷入了赤贫。)
含义:直接表明是极端的贫穷,突出贫困的程度达到了非常严重的地步,在描述贫困现象或贫困群体时常用。
例句:The government is committed to eradicating extreme poverty in the next decade.(政府致力于在未来十年内消除赤贫。)