dearth
英 [dɜːθ]
美
- n. 缺乏；饥馑；粮食不足
- n. (Dearth)人名；(英)迪尔思
助记提示
【记法】分解为：d（冻）＋earth（土地）
【联想】土地结冻了就长不出庄稼，闹饥荒是自然的了
【记忆2】谐音：得死。==》因为饥荒，很多人都得饿死。
中文词源
英文词源
- dearth (n.)
- mid-13c., derthe "scarcity" (originally used of famines, when food was costly because scarce; extended to other situations of scarcity from early 14c.), abstract noun formed from root of Old English deore "precious, costly" (see dear) + abstract noun suffix -th (2). Common Germanic formation, though not always with the same sense (cognates: Old Saxon diurtha "splendor, glory, love," Middle Dutch dierte, Dutch duurte, Old High German tiurida "glory").
双语例句
- 1. There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
- 关于这个课题缺乏可靠资料。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. There is a dearth of good children's plays.
- 目前缺少优秀的儿童剧.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. In our dearth of ack - ack guns all sorts of contrivances were used.
- 在缺少高射炮的时候,我们利用了各种各样的巧妙方法.
来自辞典例句
- 4. We strolled along streets that the dearth of motor traffic made appear both old - fashioned and serene.
- 我们顺着街道遛跶,由于车辆稀少,市里显得陈旧而宁静.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The dearth of money now must put reform and centre.
- 财力匮乏,现在必须做出重大改革.
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