privative

['privətiv]

adj. 缺失的, 表示缺少某性质的, 剥夺的
n. 缺性语, 否定前缀或后缀

例句与用法:

Cold is the privation of heat.

所谓冷就是缺乏热量。

The survivors suffered many privations before they were rescued.

那些生还者在获救以前备尝艰辛。

She didn'tfind the lack of a car any great privation.

她觉得没有汽车并非重大缺憾。

It would be the greatest imaginable privation for her to have to leave London.

对她来说,不得不离开伦敦大概是能想像到的最大的损失。

词形变化:

副词: privatively |

详细释义:

a.

1. 引致匮乏的

2. 【语】改变肯定词为否定的

n.

【语】否定的词缀