詞語：meager
meager是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
meager
[5mi:^E(r)]
n.
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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
mea「gerly
adv.（副詞）
mea「gerness
n.（名詞）
參考詞彙
(1)meager， spare， sparse， skimpy， scanty， scant
(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
mea「gerly
adv.
mea「gerness
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