disadvantaged

英 [ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒd]      美 [ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒd]
  • adj. 贫困的;处于不利地位的;社会地位低下的
  • n. 弱势团体;不利条件
  • v. 使处于不利地位(disadvantage的过去式和过去分词)
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将“disadvantaged”分解为“dis-”(表示否定或相反)和“advantaged”(与“advantage”有关,意为有优势的)。想象一个“有优势的”状态被“否定”或“剥夺”了,从而形成“处于不利地位”的概念。通过这种对比联想,可以记忆“disadvantaged”这个词的含义。

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disadvantaged (adj.)
1610s, past participle adjective from disadvantage (v.). Of races or classes deprived of opportunities for advancement, from 1902, a word popularized by sociologists. As a noun, shorthand for disadvantaged persons, it is attested by 1939.
1. He just wanted people to stop calling him disadvantaged, an underachiever.
他只希望人们不要再叫他后进生、差等生。
2. Part - time workers, the majority of whom are women, are doubly disadvantaged.
兼职 工作者多数为女性, 处于双重的不利条件下.
3. The centre aims to help disadvantaged areas of Europe, mainly by fostering new businesses.
该中心旨在帮助欧洲的贫困地区,方法主要是通过扶持新型商业。
4. More state help is needed for the disadvantaged sections of the community.
国家需要向社区的贫困阶层提供更多救济.
5. I was disadvantaged by illness.
我因病而处于不利地位.