privation
- IPA[prʌɪˈveɪʃn]
英式
- a state in which food and other essentials for well-being are lacking;the loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present
noun: privation, plural noun: privations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a state in which food and other essentials for well-being are lacking years of rationing and privation the privations of life at the front
- 2. formal the loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present cold is the privation of heat
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- IPA[prīˈvāSH(ə)n]
美式
- a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are ... years of rationing and privation the privations of life at the front
Oxford American Dictionary