Scarcity
['skeəsɪtɪ] or ['skɛrsəti]
解釋/意思:
(n.) The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties.
手打:内蒂
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Deficiency, dearth, want, insufficiency, lack.
整理:朱莉安娜
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Deficiency, lack, infrequency, want, dearth, rarity
ANT:Plenty, abundance, frequency
艾哈迈德校對
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of scarcity, foretells sorrow in the household and failing affairs.
錄入:曼蒂
例句/造句/用法:
- This created a serious scarcity, and a nomadic operator going to any telegraphic centre would be sure to find a place open waiting for him. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Their highest price, however, seems not to be necessarily determined by any thing but the actual scarcity or plenty of these metals themselves. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Notwithstanding the great increase occasioned by such early marriages, there is a continual complaint of the scarcity of hands in North America. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- So we must leave thee, thou marvel of the world; we must bid farewell to thy clouds, and cold, and scarcity for ever! 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- The scarcity of such people is astonishing. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- This complaint, however, of the scarcity of money, is not always confined to improvident spendthrifts. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The present high rent of inclosed land in Scotland seems owing to the scarcity of inclosure, and will probably last no longer than that scarcity. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- And then, having yourselves thus lessened our encouragement for raising sheep, you curse us for the scarcity of mutton! 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- The year 1740, however, was a year of extraordinary scarcity. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- In years of scarcity, therefore, the corn merchant buys a great part of his corn for the ordinary price, and sells it for a much higher. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The scarcity of those metals, therefore, must be the effect of choice, and not of necessity. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- It was the scarcity of rags, especially of linen rags, that forced inventors to find other paper-producing materials. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- No complaint, however, is more common than that of a scarcity of money. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- In years of scarcity, the difficulty and uncertainty of subsistence make all such people eager to return to service. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- In the other, there is often a scarcity, which necessarily augments their value. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
整理:凯瑟琳