dep·ri·va·tion
noun/ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/
/ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the fact of not having something that you need, like enough food, money or a home; the process that causes this
贫困;丧失;剥夺 - children living in poverty and deprivation
生活在贫困和剥夺中的儿童 - a study of the effects of sleep deprivation
睡眠缺失影响的研究 - the deprivation of war (= the suffering caused by not having enough of some things)
战时的物品匮乏 - the deprivations and hardships resulting from the blockade
封锁造成的匮乏和苦难
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc2- Many of the people suffered severe deprivation.
这些人中有许多生活穷困潦倒。 - an area of acute social and economic deprivation
社会福利严重缺失、经济极度贫困的地区 - The latest government initiative aims to reduce rural unemployment and deprivation.
政府最新举措旨在减少农村失业和贫困。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- severe
- relative
- …
- experience
- suffer
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘removal from office’): from medieval Latin deprivatio(n-), from the verb deprivare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’. - children living in poverty and deprivation