dearth
dearth 英 [dɜ:θ] 美 [dɜrθ]
n. 缺乏；不足
名词复数:dearths
- If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. A dearth of cupcakes is unfortunate, but a dearth of nutritious food is a serious problem.
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- n. 缺乏；不足
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1. There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
关于这个课题还缺乏可靠资料。
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2. There is a dearth of good children’s plays.
目前缺少优秀的儿童剧。
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3. A dearth of corn caused the prices to go up.
谷物匮乏造成价格上涨。
- dearth (n.) mid-13c., derthe "scarcity" (originally used of famines, when food was costly because scarce; extended to other situations of scarcity from early 14c.), abstract noun formed from root of Old English deore "precious, costly" (see dear) + abstract noun suffix -th (2). Common Germanic formation, though not always with the same sense (cognates: Old Saxon diurtha "splendor, glory, love," Middle Dutch dierte, Dutch duurte, Old High German tiurida "glory").
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