"privation" in Chinese (Simplified)

匮乏缺乏

Definition

指缺乏生活所需的基本必需品或舒适，比如食物、住所或自由。指人们没有维持良好生活所需的条件。

"Privation"（匮乏）较为正式，多用于文学、新闻、学术等语境，特别指因贫困或战争导致的严重缺乏。常见搭配有“遭受匮乏”“多年的匮乏”。不用于轻微的不便。

Many families experienced privation during the long winter.

许多家庭在漫长的冬天经历了**匮乏**。

He grew up in a time of great privation and hardship.

他在极度**匮乏**与困难时期长大。

War often brings privation to many people.

战争往往给许多人带来**匮乏**。

Her childhood was marked by years of privation after her family lost everything.

她的童年因为家里失去一切而经历了多年的**匮乏**。

Surviving such privation taught him to appreciate the small comforts in life.

经历这样的**匮乏**让他学会珍惜生活中的小确幸。

Even after years of privation, they never lost hope for a better future.

即使经历了多年的**匮乏**，他们也从未对更美好的未来失去希望。