scanty

英 [ˈskæn.ti]      美 [ˈskæn.t̬i]
  • adj. 缺乏的;吝啬的;仅有的;稀疏的
星级词汇:
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scanty 微小的,不足的

来自 scant,微小的,不足的,-y,形容词后缀。

scanty (adj.)
1650s, "meager, barely sufficient for use;" 1701, "too small, limited in scope," from scant + -y (2). Related: Scantiness (1560s). Scanties (n.) "underwear" (especially for women) attested from 1928.
1. So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.
迄今为止,我们掌握的能够指证两个嫌疑犯的证据少得可怜。
2. Details of his life are scanty.
关于他的生平,详细资料不多。
3. There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.
他们的指控证据不足.
4. The potato crop was rather scanty this year.
今年土豆歉收.
5. Much of the scanty information available comes from Chinese records.
可获得的极少数资料大多来自中国的记载.

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