penury
noun /ˈpenjəri/
/ˈpenjəri/
[uncountable] (formal)- the state of being very poor
synonym poverty贫困;贫穷 - He died in penury.
他在贫困中死去。 - They were reduced to penury.
他们陷入贫困。
词源late Middle English: from Latin penuria ‘need, scarcity’; perhaps related to paene ‘almost’. - He died in penury.