privation

大学

n. 缺乏, 穷困

发音

US /pɹɪˈveɪʃən/

词形变化

privations 复数 privations

教材释义与例句

名词

贫困；丧失；被剥夺了某物的状态

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

    可数 不可数 哲学
  2. 2.

    The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Degradation or suspension from an office.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

want deprivation neediness

上位词 4

poverty impoverishment poorness social control

下位词 5

starving starvation impoverishment pauperisation pauperization

词源

Inherited from Middle English privacioun, from Middle French privation, privacion, from Old French privacion, from Latin prīvātiō; compare French privation. See private.

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