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underprivileged + noun
常用于修饰表示人群、社区等的名词。
The charity provides scholarships for underprivileged children.
该慈善机构为贫困儿童提供奖学金。
缺乏机会和权利的；弱势的；贫困的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
缺乏机会和权利的；弱势的；贫困的
deprived of the opportunities and advantages others have; lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society
The charity provides scholarships for underprivileged children.
该慈善机构为贫困儿童提供奖学金。
贫困的；被剥夺他人所拥有的机会和优势的,通常并非自身过错。
Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one's own.
缺乏其他社会成员所享有的权利和优势
lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society
The organization provides free tutoring to underprivileged children in the city.
该组织为城市中贫困儿童提供免费辅导。
Many volunteers work to improve living conditions for underprivileged families.
许多志愿者致力于改善弱势家庭的生活条件。
She grew up in an underprivileged neighborhood but later became a successful lawyer.
她在贫困社区长大，但后来成为一名成功的律师。
常用于修饰表示人群、社区等的名词。
The charity provides scholarships for underprivileged children.
该慈善机构为贫困儿童提供奖学金。
Many families in this region are underprivileged.
这个地区的许多家庭处于贫困状态。
Not this
Many children are underprivileged by poverty.
Use this
Many children are underprivileged because of poverty.
underprivileged是形容词，不能作为被动语态的动词使用。应改为介词短语或从句说明原因。
Not this
He is an underprivileged.
Use this
He is underprivileged.
underprivileged是形容词，不能直接在冠词后作可数名词指个人；应直接作表语或使用名词短语如'underprivileged person'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
弱势儿童
The charity provides school supplies for underprivileged children.
该慈善机构为弱势儿童提供学习用品。
贫困家庭
Many underprivileged families rely on food banks.
许多贫困家庭依赖食物银行。
弱势背景
She grew up in an underprivileged background but won a scholarship.
她在弱势背景中长大，却赢得了奖学金。
弱势社区
Volunteers worked to improve healthcare in underprivileged communities.
志愿者致力于改善弱势社区的医疗保健。
帮助弱势青少年
The program helps underprivileged youth learn coding skills.
该项目帮助弱势青少年学习编程技能。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 under 想成“不足”，privileged 想成“特权”；连起来“特权不足”，即贫困、缺乏机会。仅作联想，非词源。
语域：formal 常见场景：social policy、journalism、education 该词为正式、委婉的说法，通常用于新闻、政策或公益等书面语境，表示“缺乏机会和优势的、弱势的”；日常口语中较少用，多改用 poor 或 disadvantaged。
通常用作表语或定语，修饰人或群体，后不接宾语。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.