• adj. 不足的；缺乏的；勉強夠的
• vt. 減少；節省；限制

來自古諾斯語 skamt,短的，來自 Proto-Germanic*skamma-,短的，可能來自 PIE*sek,砍，切， 詞源同 short,segment.引申詞義微小的，不足的。

scant (adj.)

mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr "short, brief," from Proto-Germanic *skamma- (cognates: Old English scamm "short," Old High German skemmen "to shorten"), perhaps ultimately "hornless," from PIE *kem- (see hind (n.)). Also in Middle English as a noun, "scant supply, scarcity," from Old Norse. As a verb and adverb from mid-15c.

1. There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come.

沒有足夠的證據表明經濟將會突飛猛進。

來自柯林斯例句

2. In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.

實際上，理查德·薩維奇和愛德華·貝拉米相識才僅僅5個小時。

來自柯林斯例句

3. This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter.

這個洞眼的直徑只有0.23英寸。

來自柯林斯例句

4. I paid scant attention to what she was saying.

我沒大注意她在說什么。

來自《權威詞典》

5. You have a scant hour in which to pack.

你有一小時來整理行李.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》