privation

汉语翻译

n. 缺乏, 穷困

英语解释：

名词 privation:

1. a state of extreme poverty
   同义词：want, deprivation, neediness
2. act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
   同义词：deprivation

例句：

1. Cold is the privation of heat.
   所谓冷就是缺乏热量。
2. The survivors suffered many privations before they were rescued.
   那些生还者在获救以前备尝艰辛。
3. She didn'tfind the lack of a car any great privation.
   她觉得没有汽车并非重大缺憾。
4. It would be the greatest imaginable privation for her to have to leave London.
   对她来说，不得不离开伦敦大概是能想像到的最大的损失。

详细解释：

pri.va.tion

n.（名词）


Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life.
匮乏：缺乏生存必需的东西或生活的舒适
The condition resulting from such lack.
贫困，困苦：这种匮乏导致的状况
An act, condition, or result of deprivation or loss.
丧失：失去或剥夺的动作、状况或结果

来源：
Middle English privacion
中古英语 privacion
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin prov3tiô prov3tiôn-
源自 拉丁语 prov3tiô prov3tiôn-
from prov3tus [past participle of] prov3re [to deprive] * see private
源自 prov3tus [] prov3re的过去分词 [剥夺，夺去] *参见 private