| 单词 | paucity |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['pɔ:siti] |
| 解释 | n.小量，缺乏 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 小量，缺乏(fewness, dearth) 【考】 反义词：slew(极大量 ); profusion(丰富) 【记】 pauc(少)＋ity→少的 状态→缺乏 【例】 My grandmother commented on the paucity of good television programs. |
| 字源 | 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.)). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 小量, 缺乏 【记】读: 跑city, 在全城跑, 要饭的－缺乏 【反】slew(n 大量); profusion(n 丰富); plethora(n 过剩) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：破 + city 城市；破city，这破城市，什么都没有，什么都缺 |
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