exiguous
英[ɪg'zɪgjʊəs;eg-]
美[ɛɡ'zɪɡjuəs]
- adj. 稀少的；细小的
助记提示
1. => drive out, force out. => demand.
2. => 强求，苛求，要求很高，要求过多。
3. => 因为太过苛求、要求很高很显然就会导致合格率很低、达到要求的很少，所以很自然地就引申出了稀少的、不足的、微薄的、贫乏的等含义。
中文词源
exiguous 稀少的，不够的
词源同exact, 精确的。引申义没有裕量，不够。
英文词源
- exiguous (adj.)
- "scanty, small, diminutive," 1650s, from Latin exiguus "small, short; petty, paltry, poor, mean; scanty in measure or number; strict," literally "measured, exact," from exigere "drive out, take out" (see exact (v.)). Compare immense "huge," literally "unmeasured."
双语例句
- 1. The rest of the old man's exiguous savings are donated to that boy.
- 那老人微薄积蓄中的剩余部分都捐赠给了那个男孩。
来自辞典例句
- 2. This area undulating hills, vegetation is exiguous, land backbone is thin.
- 该地区山峦起伏, 植被稀少, 土地脊薄.
来自互联网
- 3. Here vegetation is exiguous, edaphic barren, drought little rain, natural disaster is frequent.
- 这里植被稀少, 土壤瘠薄, 干旱少雨, 自然灾难频繁.
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