Word · Frequency #20449
privation
穷困；贫困
a state of extreme poverty
- 1.
The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
缺乏或丧失原有或应有的属性；这种属性的缺失。
- 2.
The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
贫困；匮乏；生活必需品的缺乏。
- 3.
The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
剥夺某人基本必需品的行为；剥夺。
剥夺；使丧失；缺乏或丧失原有或应有的属性；这种属性的缺失。；贫困；匮乏；生活必需品的缺乏。；剥夺某人基本必需品的行为；剥夺。；缺乏
In use
After years of war and privation, the village slowly began to recover.
The soldiers endured great privation during the long winter campaign.
She wrote about the privations of life in the remote mountain region.
suffer privation
此义通常为不可数名词，指极端贫困的状态。
Millions suffered privation during the famine.
数百万人在饥荒中生活贫困。
the privation of sth
此义指被剥夺权利、食物等，常与of连用。
They protested against the privation of their civil liberties.
他们抗议公民自由被剥夺。
the privations of sth
复数形式privations常用于指战争、贫困等带来的具体艰难。
Connections
Collocations
- suffer privation
- 遭受匮乏；受苦
- Thousands of people suffered privation during the famine.饥荒期间成千上万的人遭受匮乏。
- endure privations
- 忍受艰难困苦
- The explorers endured many privations in the Arctic.探险者们在北极忍受了许多艰难困苦。
- wartime privations
- 战时的物资匮乏
- Life was hard because of wartime privations.由于战时的物资匮乏，生活很艰难。
- extreme privation
- 极度贫困
- They were living in extreme privation after losing their jobs.失去工作后，他们过着极度贫困的生活。
Synonyms
- destitution
- 赤贫；穷得一无所有 · 语气最强，专指极端贫困，几乎无法维持基本生活。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 deprive（剥夺）：privation 就是被剥夺后的穷困与缺乏，记住 pr- 开头表示被拿走。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式文献、文学描写 privation 多用于正式或文学语境，指贫困或丧失；日常口语较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ation 结尾，重读音节中的 /eɪʃən/ 与 privation /praɪˈveɪʃən/ 押韵。注意 private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ 和 national /ˈnæʃənəl/ 虽与相关词拼写相近，但发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.