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meager是什麼意思

簡明英漢詞典


meager

[5mi:^E(r)]

n.

美國傳統詞典[雙解]


meager

mea.ger 也作 mea.gre

AHD:[m?「g…r]

D.J.[6mi8g*]

K.K.[6mig+]

adj.(形容詞)

(1)Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.

不足的,缺乏的:在數量、程度或範圍上缺乏的;不足的

(2)Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble:

貧乏的:在豐富度、肥沃度或生命力上不足的;虛弱的:

the meager soil of an eroded plain.

被侵蝕的貧瘠平原

(3)Having little flesh; lean.

肉少的;瘦的

語源


(1)Middle English megre [thin]

中古英語 megre [細的,瘦的]

(2)from Old French

源自 古法語

(3)from Latin macer * see m3k-

源自 拉丁語 macer *參見 m3k-

繼承用法


meagerly

adv.(副詞)

meagerness

n.(名詞)

參考詞彙


(1)meagersparesparseskimpyscantyscant

(2)These adjectives mean lacking in quantity, fullness, or extent.

這些形容詞都有在數量、程度、範圍上缺乏和不足的意思。

(3)Meager suggests leanness (

Meager 有細、瘦的含義(

a small, meager woman); in a less specific sense it implies an insufficiency of what is needed for completeness or richness:

一個瘦小的女人); 在略廣的含義上,它指是的缺乏所需求的完整或豐富:

meager fare;

不足的費用;

meager resources.

匱乏的資源。

「The report that first reached us through the newspapers was meager and contradictory」 (Thomas B. Aldrich).

「最初通過報紙傳到我們這裡的報道既不全面又互相矛盾」。 (托馬斯B. 奧爾德裡奇).

(4)Spare implies bare sufficiency without excess:

Spare 隱含「勉強夠,沒有任何餘地」的意思:

The library had a spare but efficient look about it.

這個圖書館給人一種簡單,但卻很有效的感覺。

The author's style is spare and elegant.

這個作者有一種不加渲染的優雅風格。

(5)Sparse indicates a lack of density and a thin distribution of units:

Sparse 指缺乏密集度和不充足的分佈:

a sparse hedge;

稀疏的樹籬;

sparse hair;

稀疏的頭髮;

「a party which as yet was . . . an unorganized mob-thick in one place, sparse in another」 (Walter Besant).

「一個迄今還是…時而亂哄哄地沒有組織,時而稀稀落落的黨派」 (華特·貝贊特)。

(6)Skimpy implies inadequacy, as in length or fullness, such as might result from frugality or stinginess:

Skimpy 指因為吝嗇而造成的長度、數量的不足:

a skimpy dress;

不夠長的裙子;

a skimpy allowance.

不夠花的零用錢。

The skimpy rug barely covers the floor.

不夠大的地毯勉強蓋住了地板。

(7)Scanty implies a lack of sufficiency, as in extent, quantity, or degree:

Scanty 指在範圍、數量、程度上的不足:

His knowledge of mathematics is superficial and scanty.

他的數學知識淺顯、貧乏。

The farmer's financial difficulties were caused by a scanty harvest.

這個農民的經濟困難是因為收成不足造成的。

(8)Scant applies to what is barely enough (

Scant 用於指勉強夠(

gave us scant respect) or to what falls short of an expected or desired amount (

給我們剛剛足夠的尊重), 或指未達到預期的數量(

The movers gave me a scant hour's notice of their arrival).

搬家的人只通知給我們短短的一小時,他們就來了)

現代英漢詞典


meager

[5mi:^E(r)]

adj.

(1)瘦的(人體部分)

(2)貧乏的;不足的

英文相關詞典


meager

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美國傳統詞典


meager

mea.ger also mea.gre

AHD:[m?「g…r]

D.J.[6mi8g*]

K.K.[6mig+]

adj.

(1)Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.

(2)Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble:

the meager soil of an eroded plain.

(3)Having little flesh; lean.

語源


(1)Middle English megre [thin]

(2)from Old French

(3)from Latin macer * see m3k-

繼承用法


meagerly

adv.

meagerness

n.

參考詞彙


(1)meager, spare, sparse, skimpy, scanty, scant

(2)These adjectives mean lacking in quantity, fullness, or extent.

(3)Meager suggests leanness (

a small, meager woman); in a less specific sense it implies an insufficiency of what is needed for completeness or richness:

meager fare;

meager resources.

「The report that first reached us through the newspapers was meager and contradictory」 (Thomas B. Aldrich).

(4)Spare implies bare sufficiency without excess:

The library had a spare but efficient look about it.

The author's style is spare and elegant.

(5)Sparse indicates a lack of density and a thin distribution of units:

a sparse hedge;

sparse hair;

「a party which as yet was . . . an unorganized mob-thick in one place, sparse in another」 (Walter Besant).

(6)Skimpy implies inadequacy, as in length or fullness, such as might result from frugality or stinginess:

a skimpy dress;

a skimpy allowance.

The skimpy rug barely covers the floor.

(7)Scanty implies a lack of sufficiency, as in extent, quantity, or degree:

His knowledge of mathematics is superficial and scanty.

The farmer's financial difficulties were caused by a scanty harvest.

(8)Scant applies to what is barely enough (

gave us scant respect) or to what falls short of an expected or desired amount (

The movers gave me a scant hour's notice of their arrival).

英漢地質大詞典


meager

n.不足的,貧弱的,貧瘠的

英漢環境大詞典


meager

n.不足的,貧弱的,貧瘠的

英漢化學大詞典


meager

adj.不足的

英漢計算機大詞典


meager

adj.不足的

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