大家都不愿当nillionaire
<p> 大家不要说我们拼错了单词哦，今天说的这个词不是百万富翁<span word="millionaire">millionaire</span>，而是一文不名的<span word="nillionaire">nillionaire</span>。其实，英语单词玩起字母游戏来也挺有趣的。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Nillionaire">Nillionaire</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portmanteau">portmanteau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nil">nil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="millionaire">millionaire</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="nil">nil</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. (<span word="Source">Source</span>: <span word="Merriam">Merriam</span>-<span word="Webster">Webster</span> <span word="Online">Online</span>)</p><p> <span word="Nillionaire">Nillionaire</span>指手里没什么钱的人，也就是“穷光蛋”。这个词是<span word="nil">nil</span>和<span word="millionaire">millionaire</span>（百万富翁）两个词混合而成的，<span word="nil">nil</span>的意思就是“零”、“无”。</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>:</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nillionaire">nillionaire</span>.</p><p> 我受够了当穷光蛋的日子。</p>
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