impoverishment

• 名词，指极度贫困的状态，或使人变得贫困的过程，常与缺乏金钱和物质资源有关。

A noun referring to the state of being extremely poor or the process of making someone poor, often involving a lack of money and material resources.

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1. State of being poorB2formal

   The condition of having very little money or few material possessions.

   贫穷状态

   • The war led to the impoverishment of the entire region.
   • Generations of families have lived in impoverishment.
   • The report highlighted the growing impoverishment in rural areas.

   同义词beggarydestitutionindigenceneedpauperismpenurypovertyprivationwant

   反义词affluenceopulenceprosperityrichnesswealth

2. Act of making poorB2formal

   The process or action of causing someone to become poor.

   致贫

   • The new tax policy resulted in the impoverishment of the middle class.
   • Unfair trade practices led to the impoverishment of local farmers.
   • The government's mismanagement caused the impoverishment of many citizens.

   同义词pauperisationpauperizationruination

   反义词endowmentenrichmentfunding