西瓜单词

scanty是什么意思

scanty

英 ['skæntɪ] 美 ['skænti]

scanty 微小的，不足的

来自 scant,微小的，不足的，-y,形容词后缀。

scanty (adj.): 1650s, "meager, barely sufficient for use;" 1701, "too small, limited in scope," from scant + -y (2). Related: Scantiness (1560s). Scanties (n.) "underwear" (especially for women) attested from 1928.

1. So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.

迄今为止，我们掌握的能够指证两个嫌疑犯的证据少得可怜。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Much of the scanty information available comes from Chinese records.: 可获得的极少数资料大多来自中国的记载.