scant是什麽意思

scant

英 [skænt] 美 [skænt]

1. s- "音：少" + cant => can't 不能 =》東西太少，不能滿足需求。
2. 諧音“是幹的”---因為是幹的，所以缺乏水分。

scant 微小的，不足的

來自古諾斯語 skamt,短的，來自 Proto-Germanic*skamma-,短的，可能來自 PIE*sek,砍，切，詞源同 short,segment.引申詞義微小的，不足的。

scant (adj.): mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr "short, brief," from Proto-Germanic *skamma- (cognates: Old English scamm "short," Old High German skemmen "to shorten"), perhaps ultimately "hornless," from PIE *kem- (see hind (n.)). Also in Middle English as a noun, "scant supply, scarcity," from Old Norse. As a verb and adverb from mid-15c.

1. There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come.: 沒有足夠的證據表明經濟將會突飛猛進。

2. In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.: 實際上，理查德·薩維奇和愛德華·貝拉米相識才僅僅5個小時。