poorest是英語形容詞poor的最高級形式,核心含義包括“最貧困的”“最可憐的”“最低劣的”等,美式與英式發音均為[pʊərɪst]。其作為形容詞時,側重描述物質匱乏、質量低下或值得同情的極端狀態,常見搭配如“the poorest families”“poorest areas”等,多用於社會學、經濟學領域的研究及公共政策討論。
該詞通過後綴“-est”構成最高級,遵循英語形容詞常規比較級變換規則(原級→比較級poorer→最高級poorest)。其語義網路涵蓋經濟貧困、資源貧乏、服務質量低劣等,例如描述“最貧困人口”(poorest population)或“最差表現”(poorest performers)等語境。
作為poor的語法變體,poorest的詞形變化體系可追溯至英語形容詞比較級的發展階段。
基本介紹
- 外文名:poorest
- 詞性:形容詞
- 發音:英[pʊərɪst]
美[pʊərɪst] - 定義:最貧困的、最可憐的、最低劣的
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雙語例句
- The new law appears to penalize the poorest members of society. 新法規似乎不利於社會中的最貧困者。
- It is paradoxical that some of the poorest people live in some of the richest areas of the country. 某些最貧窮的人卻住在這個國家一些最富有的地區,這似乎很矛盾。
- There is a wider gap between the richest and poorest countries. 最富國與最窮國之間有著日益加大的差距。
- After a summer here the poorest sheep and cattle grow strong and fat. 經過一個夏天,連最差的牛羊在這裡也長得又肥又壯了。
- Research agendas need to be focused on the needs of the poorest and most resource-limited countries. 研究議程需要重點關注最貧窮、資源最有限國家的需求。
- Britain is expected to put forward a fresh initiative on reducing the debts of the poorest countries. 預計英國將提出一項減少最貧窮國家債務的新倡議。
- We must never forget: these diseases affect the "bottom billion", the poorest of the poor living in the hardest-to-reach places. 我們一定不能忘記:這些疾病影響“低層十億人”,他們是生活在最難以到達的地方的窮人中的最貧窮者。
- Some people may take one-day poorest tour, and some even pay to stay in very poor neighborhoods to experience the lowest living standards in the world. 有的人可能會參加一日最窮游,有的人甚至花錢住在很窮的街區,體驗世界上最低的生活水平。
- In 2007, Indonesia started phasing in a program that gives money to its poorest residents under certain conditions, such as requiring people to keep kids in school or get regular medical care. 2007年,印度尼西亞開始逐步實施一項計畫:在特定條件下向其最貧困的居民提供資金,比如要求人們讓孩子接受教育或接受常規醫療保健。
- We aim to help the poorest families. 我們的目標是接濟最貧困的家庭。
- The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision has widened. 兒童保育供給的最佳和最低水準之間加大了差距。
- They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations. 他們號召西方國家為最貧困國家撥更多的款。
- Workers who went to the Gulf came from the poorest sectors of Pakistani society. 去海灣的工人們來自巴基斯坦社會最貧窮的階層。
- The Congresswoman quoted statistics saying that the standard of living of the poorest people had fallen. 這位女國會議員援引統計數據說,赤貧人口的生活水平已經下降。
- They say God spoke to them and told them to go on a mission to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. 他們說上帝向他們開口講話,告訴他們到西半球最貧窮的國家繼續進行傳教活動。
- Can a green machine help the world's poorest kids learn better? 一台綠色的機器能幫助世界上最貧窮的孩子們更好地學習嗎?
- The poorest countries are facing the worst influence of rising temperatures—for which they are least responsible. 最貧窮的國家正面臨著氣溫上升所帶來的最嚴重的影響,而他們對氣溫上升的責任卻最小。
- Scientists have long predicted that warmer temperatures caused by climate change will have the biggest influence on the world's poorest people. 科學家在很早之前就做出預測,受氣候變化所導致的氣溫上升影響最大的群體將是世界上最貧困的人口。
- A rich man who made bread and cakes sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and told them to take a loaf of bread from a basket every day till the hard days passed. 一個做糕點的富人叫來鎮上二十個最窮的孩子,讓他們每天從籃子裡拿一塊麵包,直到度過艱難的日子。
- A 2015 study in the journal Nature predicted that the average income in the poorest countries will be 25% lower by 2100 compared to a world without warming, while some of the richest countries—like the USA—could experience an increase in income. 2015年發表在《自然》雜誌上的一項研究預測,與沒有變暖的世界相比,最貧窮國家的平均收入到2100年將減少25%,而一些最富有的國家——比如美國——收入可能會增加。
- Last weekend, Leo offered the poorest excuse yet. 上周末,里奧給出了迄今為止最差勁的藉口。
- A rich cook sent food for twenty of the poorest children in the town. 一位有錢的廚師為鎮上最貧窮的20個孩子派遣了食物。
- Mobile phones are now spreading fast, even in the poorest parts of the world. 即便是世界上最貧窮的地區,手機也在迅速普及。
- It builds schools in the poorest parts of China and it helps poor families afford an education for their children. 它在中國最貧困的地區修建學校,並且幫助貧困家庭,為他們的孩子支付教育費用。
- A certain tropical island received food donations in the form of powdered milk for distribution to its poorest residents, who were thought to be malnourished. 某熱帶島嶼收到了以奶粉形式分發給最貧困居民的食品捐贈,這些居民被認為營養不良。
- That helps explain why, as I'm First's Rubinoff indicated, the schools to which these students end up resorting can end up being some of the poorest matches for them. 正如I'mFirst 的魯賓諾夫所指出的那樣,這有助於解釋為什麼這些學生最終選擇的學校可能是最不適合他們的。
- Across the 163 countries measured, the UK is one of the poorest performers in ensuring that economic growth is translated into meaningful improvements for its citizens. 在163個被調查的國家中,英國在確保將經濟成長轉化為公民生活水平提升方面是表現得最差的國家之一。
- The poorest are most pessimistic. 越窮的人越悲觀。
- They are often the poorest of the poor. 他們通常是貧窮人中最為貧困的。
- The poorest lose out in another way. 最貧困的國家還以另一種方式輸局。

