名词
词源
源自古諾曼語 escarcete，字面分析等同於scarce + -ity。
读音
- /ˈskɛɹsɪti/
- /ˈskɛəsɪti/
释义
缺少，缺乏，贫乏
To understand the events of the next fifty years, then, one must understand environmental scarcity, cultural and racial clash, geographic destiny, and the transformation of war.
1994 February, Robert D. Kaplan, “The Coming Anarchy”, in The Atlantic:短缺，少量，不足量
a scarcity of grain
粮食短缺
The crucial and intersecting challenges of scarcities, both emerging and intensifying, will consume China’s custodians over the next decade.
2013 September 24, Damien Ma, William Adams, “China's Next Great Challenge: Scarcity”, in The Atlantic:
词形与写法（1）
| 词形 | 标注 | 转写 |
|---|---|---|
| scarcities | plural |