英 [ˈɪndɪdʒ(ə)ns] 美 [ˈɪndɪdʒ(ə)ns]
n. 穷困；贫乏；贫穷
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
their indigence appalled him
同义词： need / penury / pauperism / pauperization
... indifference n.不重视,无兴趣,漠不关心 indigence n.贫乏,穷困 indigenous a.本土的,土著的,国产的 ...
... indifferent 不感兴趣的，漠不关心的 indigence 贫穷 indigenous 土产的，本地的；天生的 ...
... in poverty 在贫困当中 indigence 贫困 (正式) destitution 赤贫 ...
穷困(indigence), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
indigent 贫困的；贫穷的（副词indigently）
穷困；贫乏；贫穷
It is indigence which produces these melancholy human plants.
这种可悲的人类植物是由穷困造成的。
The luxury of one class is counterbalanced by the indigence of another.
这一句徐译一个阶级的奢侈全靠另一个阶级的贫苦来维持。
By hard work, many Americans have raised themselves from indigence to wealth.
许多美国人借着辛勤的工作，从贫困攫升为富裕。
His message has hit home with many leaders in the Third World because for them the challenge of dealing with generations of indigence looms so large.
Irked by what they consider to be the euro zone's habit of rewarding indigence and penalising thrift, and concerned about what they see as a drift towards fiscal union, some senior Slovaks are even threatening to dump the common currency altogether.