scarcity

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n. 缺乏, 不足, 缺少 [经] 缺乏, 不足

发音

US /ˈskɛɹsɪti/
其它
UK /ˈskɛəsɪti/

词形变化

scarcities 复数 scarcities

教材释义与例句

名词

不足；缺乏

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The condition of something being scarce or deficient.

    不可数 可数

    Praise […] owes its value only to its scarcity.

  2. 2.

    An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.

    缺少

    可数 不可数

    a scarcity of grain

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

scarceness

反义词 1

abundance

上位词 3

deficiency inadequacy insufficiency

下位词 5

rarity dearth infrequency paucity rareness

相关短语

root of scarcity roots of scarcity artificial scarcity digital scarcity

词源

Inherited from Middle English scarsite, from Old Northern French escarsete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity.

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