disadvantaged
英 [dɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒd]
美[,dɪsəd'væntɪdʒd]
- adj. 贫困的；处于不利地位的；社会地位低下的
- n. 弱势团体；不利条件
- v. 使处于不利地位（disadvantage的过去式和过去分词）
英文词源
- disadvantaged (adj.)
- 1610s, past participle adjective from disadvantage (v.). Of races or classes deprived of opportunities for advancement, from 1902, a word popularized by sociologists. As a noun, shorthand for disadvantaged persons, it is attested by 1939.
双语例句
- 1. He just wanted people to stop calling him disadvantaged, an underachiever.
- 他只希望人们不要再叫他后进生、差等生。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Part - time workers, the majority of whom are women, are doubly disadvantaged.
- 兼职 工作者多数为女性, 处于双重的不利条件下.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The centre aims to help disadvantaged areas of Europe, mainly by fostering new businesses.
- 该中心旨在帮助欧洲的贫困地区，方法主要是通过扶持新型商业。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. More state help is needed for the disadvantaged sections of the community.
- 国家需要向社区的贫困阶层提供更多救济.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I was disadvantaged by illness.
- 我因病而处于不利地位.
来自辞典例句