Someone who is penniless has hardly any money at all.
例句
They'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn't find suitable work.她要找不到合适的工作,他们很快就会身无分文,无家可归。...a penniless refugee.一文不名的难民
英汉词典释义
adj.
一文不名的;贫穷的
The legal dispute left them penniless.这场法律纠纷使他们一贫如洗。Jobless and penniless,he had to sleep rough in the fields for several months.他既无工作又无钱,只好在野外露宿数月。He died penniless in Paris.他死在巴黎, 一文不名。He found himself penniless in a strange city.他发现自己在一个陌生的城市而且身无分文。