A paucity of written records forces historians of the period to rely heavily on excavated household objects.
文字记录的匮乏迫使研究该时期的历史学家大量依赖出土的家用器物。
Which choice best defines “paucity”?
A — Smallness of number or amount.. “paucity” means Smallness of number or amount..
Which word means “Smallness of number or amount.”?
B — paucity. “paucity” means Smallness of number or amount..
paucity — Smallness of number or amount.. In Chinese: 少量；缺乏.
paucity is pronounced //ˈpɔːsəti//.
A paucity of written records forces historians of the period to rely heavily on excavated household objects. (文字记录的匮乏迫使研究该时期的历史学家大量依赖出土的家用器物。)
scarcity, dearth, shortage — all close in meaning to paucity (Smallness of number or amount.).
abundance, plenty — each the opposite of paucity (Smallness of number or amount.).
Yes. paucity is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pauc(少) → 稀缺。