"famine" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 飢荒

Definition

飢荒指的是某地食物嚴重短缺，導致很多人挨餓或死亡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「飢荒」是正式用語，常見於新聞、歷史或人道主義脈絡。例如「發生飢荒」、「飢荒救援」。別與「飢餓」混淆，後者指個人狀態。

Examples

The country suffered a terrible famine last year.

這個國家去年經歷了嚴重的**飢荒**。

Many people died because of the famine.

許多人因**飢荒**而死。

The government sent food to help with the famine.

政府送去糧食協助對抗**飢荒**。

After months without rain, a famine broke out across the region.

幾個月沒下雨後，整個地區爆發了**飢荒**。

International aid organizations are working to prevent another famine.

國際援助組織正在努力防止再次發生**飢荒**。

Stories of the great famine have been passed down for generations.

關於大**飢荒**的故事一代一代地流傳下來。