underprivileged

underprivileged[英][u02ccu028cndu0259u02c8pru026avu0259lu026adu0292d][美][u02ccu028cndu0259ru02c8pru026avu0259lu026adu0292d]adj.被剥夺基本权力的，穷困的，下层社会的; 例句:1.Another common theme among this year"s applicants was howbusinesses could help create opportunities for underprivilegedcommunities. 今年的申请者中普遍呈现的另一大常见主题是，企业如何能为贫困社区创造机会。2.But find a smart but underprivileged teenager who wouldbenefit from a week"s placement in your chairman"s office andask him to take the kid in return. 但要找一个聪明、地位较低、能从在你们董事长办公室实习一周就受益匪浅的孩子，作为交换，让董事长收下他。

poor 指家境贫寒的， underprivileged 指在处于社会底层的或属于弱势群体的。它们都是形容词，可以用在定语或表语。如果在前面加定冠词，the poor 表示穷苦人，the underprivileged 表示生活在社会底层的人。