Word · Frequency #20742
underprivileged
缺乏机会和权利的；弱势的；贫困的
核心释义
deprived of the opportunities and advantages others have; lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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
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
用法In use
The organization provides free tutoring to underprivileged children in the city.
用法提示：形容词，修饰children，表示缺乏社会机会和优势的。
Many volunteers work to improve living conditions for underprivileged families.
用法提示：形容词，修饰families，表示经济和社会条件不利的。
She grew up in an underprivileged neighborhood but later became a successful lawyer.
用法提示：形容词，修饰neighborhood，指资源匮乏、机会少的社区。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作表语或定语，修饰人或群体，后不接宾语。
发音与拼写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.