穷酸 meaning in English
poor and pedantic
Examples
- She had never experienced the pangs of ragged matrimony .
她从来没有体验过穷酸婚姻的痛苦。 - But for a pauper ' s daughter , a penniless governess ,
但是一个乞丐的女儿一个穷酸的家庭教师 - The other fellow was about thirty , and dressed about as ornery
另一个人呢，有三十上下，一样的穷酸打扮。 - You still reek of poverty
你怎么还是一身穷酸样 - The next night , when she didn ' t smell any perfume , she yelled again by saying , " she ' s not only bald , but she ' s too cheap to buy any perfume !
第二天晚上，她没有从丈夫衣服上闻到香水味，于是又大叫： “她不但是个秃头，而且很穷酸，连香水都不买。 ”