名詞 dearth:

1. an acute insufficiency
   同義詞：famine, shortage
2. an insufficient quantity or number
   同義詞：paucity

1. Many soldiers died because of dearth of food.
   很多士兵因?yàn)槿鄙偌Z食死去。
2. There seems to be a dearth of good young players at the moment.
   目前似乎好的年輕選手太少了。

dearth

n.（名詞）
A scarce supply; a lack.
不足；缺乏
Shortage of food; famine.
食物短缺；饑荒

來源：
Middle English derthe
中古英語 derthe
from Old English *dôorthu [costliness]
源自 古英語 *dôorthu [昂貴]
from dôore [costly] * see dear
源自 dôore [昂貴的，代價(jià)高的] *參見 dear