impecuniousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From im- +‎ pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, 米国発音) IPA: /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/, /ˌɪm.pɪˈkjuː.ni.əs/
• 韻: -uːniəs

形容詞

impecunious (not comparable)

1. Lacking money. [from 1596]
   • 1875 March 25, William S. Gilbert, Trial by Jury:

     When I, good friends, was called to the bar,
     I'd an appetite fresh and hearty,
     But I was, as many young barristers are,
     An impecunious party.

   • February 1896, Ground-swells, by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine; page 183:

     "Then what became of her?"

     "Her? Which 'her'? The park is full of 'hers.'"

     "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff."

     "Not improbably. I presume she does sometimes take the air. And possibly she may be the happy owner of a Gainsborough hat with green feathers."

     "Don't be frivolous, please. She was in that victoria."

     "Then perhaps she was too impecunious to drive both ways."

   • 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, “Leave it to Jeeves”, in My Man Jeeves:

     [I]t would be a simple matter, sir, to find some impecunious author who would be glad to do the actual composition of the volume for a small fee.

   • 1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 158:

     The Rhymney (51 route miles), once an impecunious hanger-on of the Taff Vale, had enjoyed its own route through Caerphilly into Cardiff since 1871, [...].

同意語

• (lacking money): poor, penniless
• See also Thesaurus:impoverished

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