scant
英 [sk?nt]
美[sk?nt]
- adj. 不足的；缺乏的；勉強(qiáng)夠的
- vt. 減少；節(jié)省；限制
CET6+TEM4IELTSGRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級(jí):?scanter;最高級(jí):?scantest;
助記提示
1. s- "音：少" + cant => can't 不能 =》東西太少，不能滿足需求。
2. 諧音“是干的”---因?yàn)槭歉傻模匀狈λ帧?/div>
2. 諧音“是干的”---因?yàn)槭歉傻模匀狈λ帧?/div>
中文詞源
scant 微小的，不足的
來(lái)自古諾斯語(yǔ) skamt,短的，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*skamma-,短的，可能來(lái)自 PIE*sek,砍，切， 詞源同 short,segment.引申詞義微小的，不足的。
英文詞源
- scant (adj.)
- mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr "short, brief," from Proto-Germanic *skamma- (cognates: Old English scamm "short," Old High German skemmen "to shorten"), perhaps ultimately "hornless," from PIE *kem- (see hind (n.)). Also in Middle English as a noun, "scant supply, scarcity," from Old Norse. As a verb and adverb from mid-15c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come.
- 沒(méi)有足夠的證據(jù)表明經(jīng)濟(jì)將會(huì)突飛猛進(jìn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.
- 實(shí)際上，理查德·薩維奇和愛(ài)德華·貝拉米相識(shí)才僅僅5個(gè)小時(shí)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter.
- 這個(gè)洞眼的直徑只有0.23英寸。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
- 我沒(méi)大注意她在說(shuō)什么。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. You have a scant hour in which to pack.
- 你有一小時(shí)來(lái)整理行李.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》