Word · Frequency #20742
underprivileged
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
- 1.
Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one's own.
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。
- 2.
lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society
缺乏其他社会成员所享有的权利和优势
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。；缺乏其他社会成员所享有的权利和优势；贫困的；下层社会的；被剥夺了正当权利的
In use
The organization provides free tutoring to underprivileged children in the city.
Many volunteers work to improve living conditions for underprivileged families.
She grew up in an underprivileged neighborhood but later became a successful lawyer.
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。
be underprivileged
Many families in this region are underprivileged.
这个地区的许多家庭处于贫困状态。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- underprivileged children
- 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。
- underprivileged families
- 贫困家庭
- Many underprivileged families rely on food banks.许多贫困家庭依赖食物银行。
- underprivileged background
- 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。
- underprivileged communities
- 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。
- help underprivileged youth
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
通常用作表语或定语，修饰人或群体，后不接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No words in this list rhyme with the stated pronunciation (stress on 'un-'). They are useful lookalikes: 'privileged' and 'overprivileged' share the base spelling; 'acknowledged' and 'abridged' end in /ɪdʒd/ but with different stress; 'knowledge' ends in /lɪdʒ/, not /lɪdʒd/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.