Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6057
deprivation
匮乏；缺乏
核心释义
the state of being deprived; lack
- 1.
剥夺、夺取或使丧失的行为
The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.
- 2.
极度贫困
a state of extreme poverty
- 3.
被剥夺的状态；缺乏
The state of being deprived; lack.
- 4.
丧失带来的不利
the disadvantage that results from losing something
- 5.
剥夺行为
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
剥夺；夺取；极度贫困；赤贫；丧失带来的不利；损失；剥夺、夺取或使丧失的行为；极度贫困
用法In use
After months of sleep deprivation, she found it hard to concentrate at work.
用法提示：deprivation 在此表示‘缺乏、不足’，强调睡眠被剥夺的状态。
Many children in the area suffer from food deprivation and poor healthcare.
用法提示：deprivation 表示‘匮乏、缺乏’，常与 of 连用说明缺少的事物。
He studied the effects of social deprivation on young people's development.
用法提示：deprivation 在此指‘剥夺、匮乏’，social deprivation 是固定搭配，指社会条件上的缺乏。
losing him is no great deprivation
deprivation of civil rights
deprivation of [something]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sleep deprivation
- 睡眠剥夺
- Sleep deprivation can lead to serious health problems.睡眠剥夺可能导致严重的健康问题。
- sensory deprivation
- 感觉剥夺
- Sensory deprivation experiments are used to study the effects of isolation.感觉剥夺实验用于研究隔离的影响。
- economic deprivation
- 经济贫困
- Children from areas of economic deprivation often face educational challenges.来自经济贫困地区的儿童常常面临教育挑战。
- social deprivation
- 社会剥夺
- Social deprivation can result in a lack of opportunities and social exclusion.社会剥夺可能导致机会缺失和社会排斥。
- relative deprivation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想deprive（剥夺）+ation，被剥夺后陷入缺乏与贫困。
语境与语域Context & Register
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语法说明Grammar Note
表示抽象概念（如 sleep deprivation）时不可数；指具体的剥夺行为或贫困境遇时可用复数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the suffix '-ation' pronounced /eɪʃən/, which is the same ending as in 'deprivation'. No common lookalikes with different sounds are included; these are genuine rhymes for the ending.
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