pri·va·tion
noun/praɪˈveɪʃn/
/praɪˈveɪʃn/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] (formal)- a lack of the basic things that people need for living
贫困；匮乏；艰难 - the privations of poverty
艰难困苦 - They endured years of suffering and privation.
他们饱受多年的煎熬与贫困。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin privatio(n-), from privat- ‘deprived’, from the verb privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’. - the privations of poverty