scant
意味
- 乏しい,不足ぎみの
- 《米》《数詞を伴って》(その数に)わずか足りないだけの,…足らずの
- …を出し惜しむ
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Adjective and determiner from Middle English scant, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr (“short”), from Proto-Germanic *skammaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱem- (“mutilated, hornless”). Verb from Middle English scanten, from the adjective. Noun and adverb from Middle English scant, from the adjective.