/praɪ'veɪʃn; praɪ`veʃən/
n (fml 文)
1 [C usu pl, U 作可数名词时通常作复数, 亦作不可数名词] lack of things necessary for life; deprivation （生活必需品的）匮乏; 贫困
*The survivors suffered many privations before they were rescued. 那些生还者在获救以前备尝艰辛.
* a life of privation and misery 贫苦的生活.
2 [C] state of being deprived of sth (not necessarily sth essential) （某事物之）被剥夺（不一定为必需之事物）; 丧失
*She didn'tfind the lack of a car any great privation. 她觉得没有汽车并非重大缺憾.
* It would be the greatest imaginable privation for her to have to leave London. 对她来说, 不得不离开伦敦大概是能想像到的最大的损失.

n [U and C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin:Latin privatio, from privare; DEPRIVE]
formal a lack or loss of the things that everyone needs, such as food, warmth, and shelter
　the privations of wartime