| 释义 |
pri·va·tion
\prīˈvāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English privacion, from Middle French privation, from Latin privation-, privatio, from privatus (past participle of privare to deprive) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at private
1.
a. : an act or instance of depriving : deprivation
< the physiological effects of complete privation of protein >
b. : a taking away of rank or office : suspension 1f
2.
a.
(1) : a condition characterized by the loss of something previously or normally possessed
< evil is a privation of good >
(2) : a condition characterized by the absence of a positive character
< darkness is a negative state, a mere privation >
b. : lack of what is desired for comfort or needed for existence : destitution, hardship, want
< a winter of hunger and privation >
— usually used in plural
< in spite of grief and privations >
Synonyms: see absence |