单词 | scantity |
释义 | scantityn. rare. Scantiness; scarceness. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [noun] > state of being limited in amount > scarcity, dearth, or deficient supply of anything littleOE dear cheapc1325 dearth1340 scanta1350 scantityc1386 scarcenessa1387 scarcitya1400 chertea1420 penury?a1425 poverty?1440 penuritya1500 geason1509 carity1530 scantness1543 famishment1569 fewty1596 famine1611 stint1651 grutch1815 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋357 I sey nat that honestitee in clothynge of man or womman is vncouenable, but certes the superfluitee or disordinat scantitee [v.rr. skantite(e, scantite] of clothynge is repreuable. ?1552 Certayne Causes Decaye Eng. sig. Aijv Shepe & shepemaysters, doeth cause skantite of corne. 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. iii. vii. f. 108v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Such is the scantitye of them here in England in comparison of the plentie that is to be seene in other countryes. 1839 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. IV. xv. 265 At least there are cases where this wavering of mind does arise from scantiness of prayer; and if so, it is worth a man's considering..whether this scantity be not perchance the true reason of such infirmities in his own case. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1386 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。