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pit·tance AHD[pĭtʹns] D.J.[ˈpɪtns]K.K.[ˈpɪtņs]n.(名词)- A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.少量津贴:很少一部分金钱补助、工资或津贴
- A very small amount:少量,少许:很少的数额:not a pittance of remorse.毫无悔恨之心
- Middle English pitance 中古英语 pitance
- from Old French [allowance of food to a monk or poor person] 源自 古法语 [给和尚或穷人的食品施舍]
- from Medieval Latin pīetantia 源自 中世纪拉丁语 pīetantia
- from *pīetāns pīetant- [present participle of] .pīetāre [to show compassion] 源自 *pīetāns pīetant- ·pīetāre的现在分词 [表示同情]
- from Latin pietās, pīetās [piety] * see pity 源自 拉丁语 pietās, pīetās [虔诚] * 参见 pity
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