音标:['pitns] ;
n. 少量津贴, 小额施舍, 少量
n. an inadequate payment
词型变化:名词复数形式 : pittances
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
名词100%

pittance的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. We aren't talking a pittance here.这可不是一笔小数目。
  2. She could barely survive on the pittance she received as a widow's pension.她靠着极少的孤寡抚恤金仅够糊口.
  3. Lawrence fags away for a pittance.劳伦斯为了一点微薄的收入而辛苦地工作。
  4. The widow must live on her slender pittance.那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活。

词汇搭配

  • a mere pittance微薄的报酬,一点点薪...

经典引文

  • He was granted a small pittance.

    出自:E. H. Gombrich
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