Indigence

(noun.) a state of extreme poverty or destitution; 'their indigence appalled him'; 'a general state of need exists among the homeless'.

克拉丽莎校对

• For one very rich man, there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.

鲍里斯校对