underprivileged
/ˌʌndəˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈʌndɚprˈɪvlədʒd] /ˌʌndərˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈʌndɚprˈɪvlədʒd] /ˌən-dər-ˈpriv-lijd How to pronounce underprivileged (audio) -ˈpri-və-/ (ame, mw) · /ˌʌn.dəˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈʌndɚprˈɪvlədʒd] /ˌʌn.dɚˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒd/ (ame, ipa)
underprivileged — 形容詞
- underprivilegedpositive
- more underprivilegedcomparative
- most underprivilegedsuperlative
1. having far fewer chances and useful resources than most people around them, espe
弱勢的
缺少一般人常有資源與機會的
having far fewer chances and useful resources than most people around them, especially in schooling, money, and social support.
Tanvi helps underprivileged teenagers with homework at the community center.
Tanvi 在社區中心幫弱勢青少年做功課。
collocation: underprivileged teenagers / children / students
The town gave free lunches to underprivileged children during the school break.
鎮公所在學校放假期間為弱勢兒童提供免費午餐。
collocation: underprivileged children
Min came from an underprivileged family in Cebu and shared one desk.
Min 來自宿霧一個弱勢家庭，和別人共用一張書桌。
Doctors offered free eye tests to underprivileged students in the farming district.
醫師們為農業地區的弱勢學生提供免費視力檢查。
The city opened evening classes for underprivileged mothers near the market.
市政府在市場附近為弱勢母親開設夜間課程。
- disadvantaged
very close in meaning, but often sounds slightly broader and more administrative.
- deprived
stronger and more emotional; often suggests serious lack of basic needs.
- poor
more direct and mainly about money, not the wider lack of opportunity.
- privileged
having extra advantages, rights, or useful connections that others lack.
- affluent
focuses on having a lot of money rather than wider social advantage.
文法句型
underprivileged + noun
be underprivileged
from an underprivileged family
用法筆記
Most often appears before nouns such as children, families, communities, and students. When the word names a whole social group after 'the', it is usually the noun sense instead.
常見錯誤
underprivileged — 名詞
1. a polite way to refer to people in society who have much less money, support, or
弱勢族群
社會中資源與機會較少的一群人
a polite way to refer to people in society who have much less money, support, or opportunity than others, seen together as one group.
The charity delivers warm meals to the underprivileged each winter.
這個慈善機構每年冬天都會為弱勢族群送熱食。
pattern: help / feed the underprivileged
Kofi has spent years teaching computer skills to the underprivileged.
Kofi 多年來一直教弱勢族群電腦技能。
pattern: teach / support the underprivileged
City leaders promised better housing for the underprivileged after the flood.
市府官員在水災後承諾為弱勢族群提供更好的住宅。
The new clinic was built to serve the underprivileged in coastal towns.
這間新診所是為了服務沿海城鎮的弱勢族群而設立的。
Lotte raised money for the underprivileged with a weekend book sale.
Lotte 靠週末義賣書籍替弱勢族群募款。
- the disadvantaged
close in meaning and common in policy or charity writing.
- the poor
more direct and less polite, with stronger focus on money.
- the needy
stresses needing practical help such as food, housing, or care.
- the privileged
people who enjoy advantages or rights unavailable to many others.
文法句型
help the underprivileged
serve the underprivileged
for the underprivileged
用法筆記
Normally used with 'the' and followed by a plural verb, as in 'the underprivileged need help'. For one person or one family, English usually uses the adjective before a noun instead.