deprivation

/ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌde-prə-ˈvā-shən also ˌdē-ˌprī-/ (ame, mw)

deprivation — 名詞

  • deprivationsingular
  • deprivationsplural

1. when people go for a long time without enough food, clean water, a safe home, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

匱乏；貧困

缺乏基本生活所需之物

when people go for a long time without enough food, clean water, a safe home, or medical care, that serious lack of basic needs is called deprivation

例句

Children living in deprivation often cannot focus at school because they are hungry.

生活在匱乏中的孩子常因肚子餓而在學校無法集中注意力。

uncountable noun: 'living in deprivation'

The drought brought severe food deprivation to the farming villages of northern Kenya.

乾旱導致肯亞北部的農耕村莊面臨嚴重的糧食匱乏。

collocation: food deprivation / sleep deprivation

同義詞
  • poverty

    focuses specifically on lack of money and financial resources, while deprivation covers a wider range of basic needs

  • hardship

    broader term covering any kind of difficult living conditions, not only lack of material essentials

  • need

    emphasises the absence of life's absolute basics like food, water, and shelter; less formal than deprivation

  • destitution

    a much stronger word meaning extreme, total deprivation with no resources at all

反義詞
  • affluence

    having an abundance of money and material possessions

  • prosperity

    a state of being successful and financially comfortable

文法句型

deprivation + of + [need/necessity]

adjective + deprivation

用法筆記

Frequently combined with a preceding noun to name the specific area of need: sleep deprivation, food deprivation, sensory deprivation. The phrase 'relative deprivation' is used in sociology to describe the feeling of being worse off than others in your community.

常見錯誤

❌Many children suffer from deprivation food in rural areas.
✅Many children suffer from food deprivation in rural areas.
💡When specifying the type, put the noun before 'deprivation', not after.
❌The deprivation children cannot afford school.
✅The deprived children cannot afford school.
💡Use the adjective 'deprived', not the noun 'deprivation', to describe people directly.

2. when someone loses something they own, deserve, or have a legal right to — for e

2.名詞B2
釋義

剝奪行為

取走他人應有的權利或財物

when someone loses something they own, deserve, or have a legal right to — for example, their freedom is removed, their property is taken, or a privilege is withheld against their will

例句

Keeping a prisoner alone in a tiny cell is a deprivation of basic human rights.

將囚犯單獨關在小牢房裡是對其基本人權的剝奪。

pattern: 'deprivation of + [right/freedom]'

Parents argued that the new ban on playtime was a deprivation of their children's rights.

家長認為，新的遊戲時間禁令是對孩子權利的剝奪。

同義詞
  • removal

    more neutral and general; removal can be voluntary or by agreement, while deprivation is usually against the person's will

  • confiscation

    specifically means taking property by official authority, often as a punishment

  • denial

    focuses on refusing to give something (like a right or request) rather than taking away something already held

  • seizure

    strong, forceful taking by legal or official power; often used with physical objects or assets

反義詞
  • granting

    the act of giving or allowing something, especially a right or permission

  • restoration

    giving back something that was taken away

文法句型

deprivation + of + [right/freedom/property]

a deprivation of + [something]

用法筆記

Most common in formal and legal writing. The construction is nearly always 'deprivation of [something]' where the something is a right, freedom, or possession the person is entitled to. In legal systems, 'unlawful deprivation of liberty' is a specific charge.

常見錯誤

❌The court ruled that it was a deprivation from his rights.
✅The court ruled that it was a deprivation of his rights.
💡'deprivation' always takes 'of', never 'from'.