privation

n.

貧困；匱乏；艱難

復(fù)數(shù)：privations

例句

They endured years of suffering and privation.

他們飽受多年的煎熬與貧困。

The good grace with which they face the latest privations makes the mind boggle

他們面對最近的貧困所表現(xiàn)出的坦然令人難以理解。

They suffered a lot of privations during the war.

戰(zhàn)爭時(shí)，他們的生活相當(dāng)困苦。