n.缺乏;
例句:
He took the purse, poured the hoard into his palm, and chuckled over it as if its scantiness amused him.
他伸手拿过钱包,把里面的钱全倒在手掌上,噗吃一声笑了出来,仿佛是钱使他高兴似的。
Whatever be the soil, climate, or extent of territory of any particular nation, the abundance or scantiness of its annual supply must, in that particular situation, depend upon those two circumstances.
不论一国土壤、气候和面积是怎样,它的国民每年供给的好坏,必然取决于这两种情况。
Colleges and universities in China are now in a critical period of development, characterized by scantiness of funds and resources on the one hand but extravagances on the other.
我国高校正处于发展的关键时期,一方面经费和资源紧缺,另一方面浪费现象严重。