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.
雙語例句
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.