"lacking in money," 1590s, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin pecuniosus "rich," from pecunia "money, property" (see pecuniary). Related: Impecuniously; impecuniosity.
实用例句
1. He is impecunious, does not know anyone who can lend mony.
他身无分文，也不认识任何可以借钱的人。来自辞典例句
2. Cecil Fridjohn, my father, came from an impecunious Irish Jewish family.
塞西尔·弗雷特, 我的父亲, 来自贫穷的爱尔兰的犹太家庭.来自互联网
3. They are independent, impecunious and able to tolerate all degrees of discomfort.
他们独立自主的, 囊中羞涩的,并且能够忍受各种不便.来自互联网
4. They are invariably independent, impecunious and able to tolerate staggering degrees of discomfort.
他们无一不是独立自主 、 囊中羞涩,而且能够忍受种种令人咋舌不已的不便.来自互联网
5. Pass do sthagain one time this, wang Yu is heavily in debt already, impecunious.
