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poor

/ˈpur/KK

/ˈpuɹ/IPA

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poorest

1.
貧窮的;窮困的
極常用

指個人、家庭或群體缺乏足夠的金錢與資源,難以負擔基本生活所需。

用法:常置於名詞前,也可用於「the poor」指「窮人」,此用法通常視為複數群體,後接複數動詞。

poor family
poor community
poor country
the poor
poor children

The school collected winter jackets for children from poor families.

學校募集冬季外套,送給貧困家庭的孩子。

The group gives free meals to poor people in the area.

這個團體在這個地區提供免費餐點給窮人。

2.
差的;不佳的;品質低劣的
極常用

指事物的品質、表現、狀態或結果未達應有標準。

用法:常接不可數名詞,如「差的品質」;也常用於「poor at+名詞或動名詞」,表示不擅長某事。

poor performance
poor weather conditions
poor quality
poor service
poor health

The cheap phone part stopped working after a week because it was poorly made.

這個便宜的手機零件一週後就壞了,因為它做得很差。

Heavy rain and poor weather made our bus trip to the mountains take longer.

大雨和糟糕的天氣讓我們搭公車去山上的旅程花了更久時間。

3.
不擅長的;差勁的
常用

指某人在特定技能、科目或活動上的能力不足,表現不理想。

用法:介系詞用 at,不用 in。後面接名詞或動名詞,不直接接原形動詞。

poor at math
poor at English
poor at remembering names
poor communication skills
poor time management

I am poor at remembering the way, so I usually check a map before I leave.

我不太會記路,所以出門前通常會看地圖。

He was poor at using his time and often finished his homework late.

他不太會安排時間,常常很晚才寫完作業。

4.
可憐的;令人同情的
常用

用來表示某人或某物遭遇不幸、受苦或處境令人同情。

用法:此義常放在名詞前作限定用法,例如「poor little dog」。

poor child
poor little dog
poor me
poor you
poor thing

Your poor feet must hurt after walking around the night market for hours.

你在夜市逛了好幾個小時,可憐的雙腳一定很痛。

Poor boy missed the train because he woke up late.

可憐的男孩因為太晚起床而錯過了火車。

5.
匱乏的;不足的
常用

指某地、某物或某情況缺少重要的資源、成分或數量。

用法:常構成複合形容詞,如「poorly funded」以外,也可用「resource-poor」表示資源不足的。此義的 poor 通常直接置於名詞前。

poor diet
poor nutrition
poor soil
poor resources
poor air quality

Poor food can make it hard for students to listen in class.

不好的食物會讓學生很難在課堂上聽講。

常見錯誤

I am poor in math.

I am poor at math./I am not very good at math.

The poor is getting poorer.

The poor are getting poorer.

This is a poor quality product.

This is a poor-quality product./This product is of poor quality.

My family is poor in money.

My family is poor./My family does not have much money.

相關字詞
low-income 近義
needy 近義
wealthy 反義
rich 反義
poverty 同源詞
poorly 同源詞
學習提示

・poor 最核心的兩個意思是「貧窮的」與「差的」。要靠後面的名詞或上下文判斷,例如 poor family 是「貧困家庭」,poor quality 是「品質差」。

・談論人的經濟狀況時,poor 可能太直接。正式文件或需要較委婉時,可依情境改用 low-income。

・poor 與 badly 不可隨意互換:poor 多半修飾名詞,badly 多半修飾動詞,例如「他考得很差」可說 He did badly on the test。

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