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Indigent means very poor — so poor that you may not be able to pay for a lawyer, a doctor, or a place to sleep.
Indigent means very poorindigent指的是非常窮 so poor that you may not be able to pay for a lawyer, a doctor, or a place to sleep窮到可能付不起律師費、醫藥費，甚至租不起地方睡
It is not the everyday word. Friends say poor or broke; indigent turns up in law, hospitals, and older writing. You will hear “indigent patients” or “indigent defendants”: people the system must still help because they have no money.
It is not the everyday word這不是日常會用的字 Friends say poor or broke朋友之間會說poor或broke indigent turns up in law, hospitals, and older writingindigent則出現在法律、醫院和比較舊的寫作裡 You will hear “indigent patients” or “indigent defendants”你會聽到「indigent patients」或「indigent defendants」 people the system must still help because they have no money指那些因為沒有錢、體制仍然必須幫助的人
As a noun, an indigent means a very poor person, but that use feels cold and a bit old; many people now prefer a person living in poverty.
As a noun當名詞用時 an indigent means a very poor personan indigent指的是一個非常窮的人 but that use feels cold and a bit old不過這種用法感覺冷淡又有點過時 many people now prefer a person living in poverty現在很多人比較喜歡說a person living in poverty
Though actually, it is not just “not rich.” A student with no cash this week is not indigent. The word sits at the bottom: real need, not a tight month.
Though actually不過其實 it is not just “not rich.”它指的不只是「不有錢」 A student with no cash this week一個這禮拜沒現金的學生 is not indigent還稱不上indigent The word sits at the bottom這個字指的是最底層的狀況 real need真正的匱乏 not a tight month而不是手頭緊的一個月
組成From Latin indigēns, from indigeō (“to need”): indu (“in, within”) + egeō (“to be in need”). Same story for the noun.
同家族的字
- indigencethe noun for the state of being this poor
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
indigentadj/ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/
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Poor; destitute; in need.
- Many of the indigent children are so badly provided for by their parents, with both food and raiment, that they cannot attend school regularly; […]
- And were I not a thing for you and me To execrate in anguish, you would be As indigent a stranger to surprise, I fear, as I was once, and as unwise.
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archaicUtterly lacking or in need of something specified.
- Again some Bodies dissolve both in Fire and Water, as Gums; &c. And these are such, as have both Plenty of Spirit; and their tangible Parts indigent of Moisture: the former promotes the Dilatation of the Spirits by the Fire and the latter stimulates the Parts to receive the Liquor.
- Will Providence guard us? How do I ſee that our Sex is naturally Indigent of Protection?—I hope it is in Fate to crown our Loves; for 'tis only in the Protection of Men of Honour, that we are naturally truly Safe […]
indigentnoun/ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/
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A person in need, or in poverty.
- I liked the streets best, so I walked and stared, and slept in a Salvation Army hostel for indigents. But I was no indigent; I was rich in feeling, and that was a luxury I had rarely known.
- The influx of indigents overwhelmed the city's meagre social services and affordable accommodation.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。