scanty
英['sk?nt?]
美['sk?nti]
- adj. 缺乏的；吝嗇的；僅有的；稀疏的
詞態(tài)變化
比較級(jí):?scantier;最高級(jí):?scantiest;副詞:?scantily;
中文詞源
scanty 微小的，不足的
來(lái)自 scant,微小的，不足的，-y,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- scanty (adj.)
- 1650s, "meager, barely sufficient for use;" 1701, "too small, limited in scope," from scant + -y (2). Related: Scantiness (1560s). Scanties (n.) "underwear" (especially for women) attested from 1928.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.
- 迄今為止，我們掌握的能夠指證兩個(gè)嫌疑犯的證據(jù)少得可憐。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Details of his life are scanty.
- 關(guān)于他的生平，詳細(xì)資料不多。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.
- 他們的指控證據(jù)不足.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. The potato crop was rather scanty this year.
- 今年土豆歉收.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Much of the scanty information available comes from Chinese records.
- 可獲得的極少數(shù)資料大多來(lái)自中國(guó)的記載.
來(lái)自英漢非文學(xué) - 文明史