1. Poverty(名词)
词性:不可数名词
含义:指缺乏金钱、资源或基本生活条件的状态,即“贫穷”、“贫困”。
例句:
- The government is working hard to reduce poverty in rural areas.
- Many children grow up in poverty and lack access to education.
2. Impoverish(动词)
词性:及物动词
含义:使某人或某地变得贫穷;使贫困化。
例句:
- Years of war have impoverished the entire region.
- High medical bills can impoverish even middle-class families.
3. 两者区别总结
Poverty 是一个状态名词,描述“贫穷”这一现象;而 impoverish 是一个动作动词,表示“导致贫穷”的过程或行为。
简而言之:
- Poverty = 贫穷(是什么)
- Impoverish = 使变穷(做什么)