Scantiness

(n.) Quality or condition of being scanty.

录入:普勒斯顿

• The abundance or scantiness of this supply, too, seems to depend more upon the former of those two circumstances than upon the latter. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• I know I do not exaggerate, unconsciously and unintentionally, the scantiness of my resources or the difficulties of my life. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• He took the purse, poured the hoard into his palm, and chuckled over it as if its scantiness amused him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.

录入:希莉娅