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单词 privation
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pri•va•tion /praɪˈveɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable] lack of the usual comforts or necessary things of life.
  2. [countable] an instance of this.
See -priv-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pri•va•tion  (prī vā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life:His life of privation began to affect his health.
  2. an instance of this.
  3. the act of depriving.
  4. the state of being deprived.
  • Latin prīvātiōn- (stem of prīvātiō) a taking away. See private, -ion
  • Middle French privacion)
  • Middle English (1350–1400
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deprivation, want, need, distress. See hardship. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
privation /praɪˈveɪʃən/ n
  1. loss or lack of the necessities of life, such as food and shelter
  2. hardship resulting from this
  3. the state of being deprived
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin prīvātiō deprivation
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