scantiness 

  1. 名詞
不可數名詞: 缺乏, 不足
稀稀拉拉, 少量

    同義字詞
crunch,dearth,deficiency,deficit,drought,drouth,failure,famine,inadequacy,inadequateness,insufficiency,lack,paucity,pinch,poverty,scarceness,scarcity,shortage,undersupply,want

例句

  1. Literally, "but sent a leanness or scantiness of soul among them."
  2. The most pervasive characteristic of measurements of soil loss at different points throughout the world is their scantiness .
  3. Some of the difficulties were: an unsympathetic environment, scantiness of reference material, inadequate equipment, and a lack of guidance and direction.
  4. Nair attire was noted by the British for its "moderateness, sometimes bordering on scantiness ", and likewise noted that they washed their clothes frequently.
  5. [he lamented the scantiness of Cabinet employments he had it in his power at this moment to offer us" but assured him that they would be offered when they became available.