disadvantaged
英 [dɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒd]
美 [,dɪsəd'væntɪdʒd]
- adj. 貧困的；處於不利地位的；社會地位低下的
- n. 弱勢團體；不利條件
- v. 使處於不利地位（disadvantage的過去式和過去分詞）
英文詞源
- disadvantaged (adj.)
- 1610s, past participle adjective from disadvantage (v.). Of races or classes deprived of opportunities for advancement, from 1902, a word popularized by sociologists. As a noun, shorthand for disadvantaged persons, it is attested by 1939.
雙語例句
- 1. He just wanted people to stop calling him disadvantaged, an underachiever.
- 他隻希望人們不要再叫他後進生、差等生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Part - time workers, the majority of whom are women, are doubly disadvantaged.
- 兼職 工作者多數為女性, 處於雙重的不利條件下.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The centre aims to help disadvantaged areas of Europe, mainly by fostering new businesses.
- 該中心旨在幫助歐洲的貧困地區，方法主要是通過扶持新型商業。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. More state help is needed for the disadvantaged sections of the community.
- 國家需要向社區的貧困階層提供更多救濟.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I was disadvantaged by illness.
- 我因病而處於不利地位.
來自辭典例句