deprivation
deprivation
[dɛprɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
[dɛprɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
- [mass noun]the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society
严重匮乏，赤贫
low wages mean that 3.75 million people suffer serious deprivation.
低工资意味着有375万人赤贫。
■the lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity
（必需之事的）缺乏；剥夺
sleep deprivation.
睡眠缺乏。
■(archaic)the action of depriving someone of office, especially an ecclesiastical office
(古)教会职务革除，神职革除
- late Middle English (in the sense 'removal from office'): from medieval Latin deprivatio(n-), from the verb deprivare (see deprive)
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