paucity

pau·ci·ty /ˈpɔːsəti $ ˈpɒː-/ noun [singular] formal

LITTLE/NOT MUCHless than is needed of something 不足；缺乏 SYN lack

paucity of

a paucity of information

资料[信息]缺乏

Examples from the Corpus

paucity• It is not for economists, however, to be put off by a paucity of data.• But there was a paucity of buyers.• The relative paucity of material goods owned by Corpsmen is, in terms of transcultural perception, a complicating factor.• It is the paucity of its retail base which is stunting growth.• The lack of comprehension can be attributed in part to the paucity of electronic commerce applications that the consumer has personally experienced.• The paucity of Reagan's legislative record after 1981 is reflected in Congressional Quarterly presidential support scores.• This paucity of information arises from the role that uncertainty has in quantum mechanics.

Origin paucity

(1300-1400) Old French paucité, from Latin, from paucus “little”

Chinese

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Corpus

TOEFL BNC: 18824 COCA: 16637

paucity

Not enough: inadequate, insufficient, scant...