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❶貧乏びんぼうな
❷かわいそうな, 気の毒な
❸下手な
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❶貧乏な, 貧しい
関連語「貧乏」は poverty.
a poor man
♔基本a poor man
(1人の)貧乏な男
  ⦣ poor+(人を表す)名詞.
He is poor.
♔基本He is poor.
彼は貧乏だ.
  ⦣ be動詞+poor.
poor people
poor people
貧しい人々
Robin Hood stole money from the rich and gave it to the poor.
反対語Robin Hood stole money from the rich and gave it to the poor.
ロビン・フッドは金持ちからお金を奪うばって貧しい人々に与あたえた.
  ⦣ the poor=poor people.
You shouldn't complain; there are poorer people than you.
You shouldn't complain; there are poorer people than you.
不平を言ってはいけません. あなたより貧しい人たちがいるのですから.
The rich man was born in the poorest family in this neighborhood.
The rich man was born in the poorest family in this neighborhood.
その金持ちはこの辺りで一番貧乏な家に生まれた.
❷かわいそうな, 気の毒な
Poor Jane! She lost her memory.
Poor Jane! She lost her memory.
かわいそうなジェーン. 彼女は記憶きおくを失ってしまった.
The poor little boy began to cry.
The poor little boy began to cry.
かわいそうにその少年は泣き出した.
✓POINT
この意味では名詞の前にだけつける. 「かわいそうに」, 「気の毒に」と副詞的に訳したほうが自然な日本語になる場合が多い.
❸下手な  ⦣ 標準以下であることを示す.
a poor tennis player
a poor tennis player
テニスの下手な人
  ⦣ 強い響ひびきの語なので, 「上手ではない」(not good) と遠回しに表現することが多い.
a poor speaker
a poor speaker
話下手な人
a poor joke
a poor joke
下手な冗談じょうだん
He painted his house, but he did a very poor job.
He painted his house, but he did a very poor job.
彼は家にペンキを塗ぬったが, (とても下手な仕事をした)ひどい出来映できばえだった.
She is poor at ball games.
She is poor at ball games.
彼女は球技が下手だ.
❹貧弱ひんじゃくな, 粗末そまつな; 乏とぼしい; 劣おとった, できのよくない
poor grades
poor grades
悪い成績
poor soil
poor soil
やせた土地
poor health
poor health
すぐれない健康, 不健康, 病弱
a poor crop of potatoes
a poor crop of potatoes
ジャガイモの不作
Our country is poor in natural resources.
Our country is poor in natural resources.
わが国は天然資源に乏しい.