small in quantity and poor in quality synonym paltry少量且劣质的 a meagre diet of bread and water 只有面包和水的简朴饮食 She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night. 她靠做夜间清洁工来补贴其微薄的收入。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMeagre/meager is used with these nouns:- allowance
- belongings
- earnings
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘lean’): from Old French maigre, from Latin macer.