scant
英[sk?nt]
美[sk?nt]
- adj. 不足的；缺乏的；勉強夠的
- vt. 減少；節省；限制
詞態變化
比較級:?scanter;最高級:?scantest;
助記提示
1. s- "音：少" + cant => can't 不能 =》東西太少，不能滿足需求。
2. 諧音“是干的”---因為是干的，所以缺乏水分。
中文詞源
scant 微小的，不足的
來自古諾斯語 skamt,短的，來自 Proto-Germanic*skamma-,短的，可能來自 PIE*sek,砍，切， 詞源同 short,segment.引申詞義微小的，不足的。
英文詞源
- scant (adj.)
- mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr "short, brief," from Proto-Germanic *skamma- (cognates: Old English scamm "short," Old High German skemmen "to shorten"), perhaps ultimately "hornless," from PIE *kem- (see hind (n.)). Also in Middle English as a noun, "scant supply, scarcity," from Old Norse. As a verb and adverb from mid-15c.
雙語例句
- 1. There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come.
- 沒有足夠的證據表明經濟將會突飛猛進。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.
- 實際上，理查德·薩維奇和愛德華·貝拉米相識才僅僅5個小時。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter.
- 這個洞眼的直徑只有0.23英寸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
- 我沒大注意她在說什么。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. You have a scant hour in which to pack.
- 你有一小時來整理行李.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》