pittance
pittance漢語(yǔ)翻譯
pittance英語(yǔ)解釋
名詞 pittance:
- an inadequate payment
pittance例句
- The peasant laboured for a mere pittance.農(nóng)民僅僅是為了微不足道的收入而辛苦地勞作。
- Lawrence fags away for a pittance.勞倫斯為了一點(diǎn)微薄的收入而辛苦地工作。
pittance詳細(xì)解釋
pit.tance
n.(名詞)A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.少量津貼:很少一部分金錢補(bǔ)助、工資或津貼A very small amount:少量,少許:很少的數(shù)額:例句:not a pittance of remorse.毫無(wú)悔恨之心
來(lái)源:Middle English pitance 中古英語(yǔ) pitance from Old French [allowance of food to a monk or poor person] 源自 古法語(yǔ) [給和尚或窮人的食品施舍] from Medieval Latin poetantia 源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) poetantia from *poet3ns poetant- [present participle of] .poet3re [to show compassion] 源自 *poet3ns poetant- [] ·poet3re的現(xiàn)在分詞 [表示同情] from Latin piet3s, poet3s [piety] * see pity 源自 拉丁語(yǔ) piet3s, poet3s [虔誠(chéng)] *參見(jiàn) pity