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单词 paucity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pau•ci•ty /ˈpɔsɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. smallness of quantity;
    scarcity;
    scantiness:a paucity of funds.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pau•ci•ty  (pô′si tē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. smallness of quantity;
    scarcity;
    scantiness:a country with a paucity of resources.
  2. smallness or insufficiency of number;
    fewness.
  • Latin paucitās fewness, derivative of paucus few; see -ity
  • late Middle English paucite 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paucity /ˈpɔːsɪtɪ/ n
  1. smallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth
  2. smallness of number; fewness
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin paucitās scarcity, from paucus few
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