the Third World
noun /ðə ˌθɜːd ˈwɜːld/
/ðə ˌθɜːrd ˈwɜːrld/
[singular]- a way of referring to the poor or developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, which is sometimes considered offensive
第三世界（指亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲贫穷和落后的国家，该词有时被认为含有冒犯意） - the causes of poverty and injustice in the Third World
第三世界贫穷和不公正的原因 - Third-World debt
第三世界债务
词源first applied in the 1950s by French commentators who used tiers monde to distinguish the developing countries from the capitalist and Communist blocs. - the causes of poverty and injustice in the Third World