来自拉丁语paucus,少的，小的，来自PIE*pau-ko,来自*pau,少的，小的，词源同few,poor.引申词义贫穷，贫乏。

1. a paucity of information

信息的短缺

2. The paucity of fruit was caused by the drought.

水果缺乏是由于干旱造成的.

3. Even the film's impressive finale can't hide the first hour's paucity of imagination.

这部电影的结局可圈可点，即使这样也无法掩盖前一个小时想象力贫乏的缺憾。

4. The results are often unsatisfactory because of the paucity of cells.

因细胞稀少,结果常令人不满意.

5. However, there is a paucity of research on the issue with Chinese subjects.

然而, 鲜有研究使用中文的受试者来探讨这一问题.