deprive

/dɪˈpraɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈpraɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈprīv/ (ame, mw)

deprive — verb

  • deprivepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • deprives3rd person singular
  • depriving-ing form
  • deprivedpast simple

1. to take or keep something away from someone that they need or should have, such

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to take or keep something away from someone that they need or should have, such as food, freedom, or education, leaving them without it.

例句

Sana was deprived of sleep for three nights because of her new baby's crying.

passive: be deprived of [something needed]

The court's decision would deprive thousands of children of access to education.

同義詞
  • take away

    more general and neutral; can be used in everyday situations without the formal weight of 'deprive'

  • strip

    stronger; suggests complete, often forceful removal (e.g. strip someone of power)

  • rob

    implies theft or dishonesty; focuses on the victim's loss (e.g. rob someone of their chance)

  • withhold

    means keeping something back rather than actively removing it (e.g. withhold information)

反義詞
  • provide

    to supply what is needed, the opposite of taking away

  • grant

    to give or allow something, the opposite of withholding

文法句型

deprive + someone/something + of + something

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice ('be deprived of'). Always takes the preposition 'of' — never 'from'. The direct object is the person or thing that loses something, and the thing taken away follows 'of'.

常見錯誤

❌The robbers deprived him from his money.
✅The robbers deprived him of his money.
💡'deprive' always uses 'of', not 'from'.
❌They deprived his money.
✅They deprived him of his money.
💡'deprive' requires a person or entity as the direct object, with the taken thing following 'of'.