undeserving poorとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

undeserving poor pl (複数形 only)

1. (dated) Poor people who ought to be able to provide for themselves but are too lazy to do so, and thus seen as not worthy of charity.

   Antonym: deserving poor

使用する際の注意点

Used with the definite article the.

参照

• “undeserving poor” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “undeserving poor”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.