poorness/ˈpɔ:nɪs; ?@ ˈpuərnɪs; `pʊrnɪs/ n[U]lack of a desirable quality or element; state of being poor(2) 贫乏; 不足 the poorness of the soil 土壤的瘠薄. Cf 参看 poverty.
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