scarcity
n. 不足,缺乏; 稀少; 萧条
If there is a scarcity of something, there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it.
...an ever increasing scarcity of water.
水资源的日益匮乏
1. a small and inadequate amount
lack, want, absence, shortage, scarcity
这些名词均含"缺乏,不足"之意。
Gold is valued not for its scarcity, but as a hedge against inflation.
因为黄金的价值不在于其是一种稀缺资源, 而在于它在通货膨胀中的保值作用.
But there are risks to using false scarcity as a strategy.
但是,使用短缺错觉这种营销策略是有风险的.
Economics must still contend with scarcity as a basic fact of life.
经济学仍然必须和稀缺相周旋,把稀缺当作生活中一种基本的事实.
A language of plenty for a land of scarcity.
这是把一门富饶的语言放在了一片贫瘠的国土.
Is water scarcity being caused by climate change?
水短缺是由气候变化引起的 吗 ?