starvation
翻譯
飢餓, 餓死
例句
Many people died of starvation.
許多人死於飢餓。
The animals were close to starvation.
這些動物瀕臨餓死。
文法模式
死於 starvation 死於飢餓 Many people died of starvation.
瀕臨 starvation 瀕臨餓死 The animals were close to starvation.
近義詞
同義詞: famine (饑荒), hunger (飢餓); 反義詞: satiety (飽足), fullness (飽滿)
詞源
來自古英語動詞 'steorfan'（死亡）的 'to starve'（挨餓），加上構成名詞的後綴 '-ation'。
記憶技巧
想像一顆耗盡燃料即將熄滅的「星星 (star)」——這與因缺乏食物而死亡相似。