paucity
英 ['p??s?t?]
美
- n. 缺乏；少数；少量
GRETOEFL畅通词汇
中文词源
paucity 贫穷，贫乏
来自拉丁语paucus,少的，小的，来自PIE*pau-ko,来自*pau,少的，小的，词源同few,poor.引申词义贫穷，贫乏。
英文词源
- paucity
- paucity: see few
- paucity (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French paucité (14c.) and directly from Latin paucitatem (nominative paucitas) "fewness, scarcity, a small number," from paucus "few, little," from PIE *pau-ko-, from root *pau- (1) "few, little" (cognates: Latin paullus "little;" Old English feawe "few;" see few (adj.)).
双语例句
- 1. a paucity of information
- 信息的短缺
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The paucity of fruit was caused by the drought.
- 水果缺乏是由于干旱造成的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Even the film's impressive finale can't hide the first hour's paucity of imagination.
- 这部电影的结局可圈可点，即使这样也无法掩盖前一个小时想象力贫乏的缺憾。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The results are often unsatisfactory because of the paucity of cells.
- 因细胞稀少,结果常令人不满意.
来自辞典例句
- 5. However, there is a paucity of research on the issue with Chinese subjects.
- 然而, 鲜有研究使用中文的受试者来探讨这一问题.
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