pauper
noun /ˈpɔːpə(r)/
/ˈpɔːpər/
(old use)- a very poor person
穷人;贫民;乞丐 - He died a pauper.
他死时身无分文。 - She was buried in a pauper’s grave.
她被埋在一个乞丐的坟墓里。
词源late 15th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘poor’. The word's use in English originated in the Latin legal phrase in forma pauperis, literally ‘in the form of a poor person’ (allowing non-payment of costs). - He died a pauper.