劍橋詞典a polite way to describe a situation in which someone is poorer than they once were （變窮的委婉說(shuō)法）境況不濟(jì)，落泊 She claims she is a duchess living in reduced circumstances . 她聲稱(chēng)她是個(gè)落泊的女公爵。 返回 reduced circumstances