reduced circumstances used euphemistically to refer to the state of being poor after being relatively wealthy ［委婉表达从富到穷］生活窘迫： a divorcee living in reduced circumstances 生活拮据的离婚者。 reˌduced ˈcircumstancesthe state of being poorer than you were before. People say‘living in reduced circumstances’to avoid saying‘poor’.（委婉说法，与 poor 同义）境况不济 |