英语词汇pittance的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pittance
词源	pittance. During medieval times pittances were rather large bequests to the church, usually to religious orders, their name deriving ultimately from the Latin pietas, “piety.” Over the years, however, these traditional bequests became smaller and smaller, a pittance finally becoming synonymous with a meager amount.
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