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paucity

英 ['pɔːsɪtɪ] 美

解释

n. 缺乏；少数；少量

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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.)).

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例句和用法

1. a paucity of information: 信息的短缺

2. The paucity of fruit was caused by the drought.: 水果缺乏是由于干旱造成的.

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。

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.

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.