| 单词 | paucity |
| 释义 | paucity noun[S] formaluk/ˈpɔː.sə.ti/us/ˈpɑː.sə.t̬i/thefactthat there is too little of something: 缺乏There is a paucityofinformationon theingredientsof manycosmetics.许多化妆品没有提供充足的产品成分信息。 Synonyms dearthformal lackofsomething shortage Scarce, inadequate and not enough
paucity| American Dictionarypaucity noun[U] fmlus/ˈpɔ·sɪ·t̬i/theconditionof having very little or not enough of something: Theauthoritieshad tocopewith the paucity ofinformationabout theeffectsof thestorm. Examplesofpaucitypaucity For simplicity and given thepaucityof evidence, the model assumes that the transition probabilities remain constant over the 10 years. From theCambridge English Corpus The extremities, however, must be treated with caution due topaucityof data. From theCambridge English Corpus The preference for stripped forms is evident from thepaucityof overt inflectional affixes occurring in these early forms. From theCambridge English Corpus Similar explanations might account for thepaucityof gender differences here among addicts' offspring. From theCambridge English Corpus This may be a contributory cause in the relativepaucityof this species during the rains. From theCambridge English Corpus None the less, their success, and the relativepaucityof performances that follow, raise a number of very interesting questions about contemporary musical life. From theCambridge English Corpus The explanation may lie in thepaucityof private collections or in their loss during the upheavals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From theCambridge English Corpus These people are every year compelled bypaucityof food to resort in great numbers to the plains. From theCambridge English Corpus American planners were hindered by thepaucityof up-to-date information and even the bare facts of the geography of the islands. From theCambridge English Corpus However, there is as yet a relativepaucityof research into effective treatments for delirium, or interventions for delirium prevention. From theCambridge English Corpus Readers from a musicological background may feel frustrated with the discursive focus of the text and the relativepaucityof musical examples. From theCambridge English Corpus There is apaucityof case study material which examines older people working for a particular employer over a decade or more. From theCambridge English Corpus Recent textile research has shown, however, that apaucityof preserved whorls cannot be taken to indicate a corresponding lack of woven cloth. From theCambridge English Corpus Even for deliveries in primary health centres, there is often apaucityof suitable weighing scales. From theCambridge English Corpus Note also thepaucityof sites where precipitation and soils are more propitious. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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