scanty

scanty

英 ['skæntɪ]
　　美 ['skænti]

adj. 缺乏的；吝嗇的；僅有的；稀疏的

中文詞源：

scanty 微小的，不足的

來自 scant,微小的，不足的，-y,形容詞後綴。

例句：

1. So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.
迄今為止，我們掌握的能夠指證兩個嫌疑犯的證據少得可憐。

2. Details of his life are scanty.
關於他的生平，詳細資料不多。

3. There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.
他們的指控證據不足.

4. The potato crop was rather scanty this year.
今年土豆歉收.

5. Much of the scanty information available comes from Chinese records.
可獲得的極少數資料大多來自中國的記載.