"privation" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 匱乏
• 缺乏

Definition

指缺乏生活所需的基本必需品或舒適，例如食物、住所或自由。形容人們沒有基本生存條件。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「Privation」（匱乏）語氣正式，常用於文學、新聞、學術等場合，特別指因貧困或戰爭所致的嚴重缺乏。常見搭配：「遭受匱乏」「多年的匱乏」。不用於輕微不便。

Examples

Many families experienced privation during the long winter.

許多家庭在漫長的冬天經歷了**匱乏**。

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

他在極度**匱乏**與困難時期長大。

War often brings privation to many people.

戰爭往往會給許多人帶來**匱乏**。

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

她的童年因家裡失去一切而經歷了多年的**匱乏**。

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

經歷這樣的**匱乏**讓他懂得珍惜生活中的小確幸。

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

即使經歷了多年的**匱乏**，他們也從未對更美好的未來失去希望。