late 12c., neodi "poor, indigent," from need (n.) + adjectival suffix -y (2). Similar formation in Dutch noodig, German nothig, Old Norse naueigr. As a noun from mid-14c. Related: Needily; neediness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Silber says the tax rollback would decimate basic services for the needy.
西爾伯說(shuō)稅收的回落可能會(huì)大大減少為貧困人口提供的基本服務(wù)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Although he was poor, he was quite generous to his needy friends.
他雖窮, 但對(duì)貧苦的朋友很慷慨.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Needy and handicapped people depend on government relief for their support.