underpopulated

英 [ˌʌndə'pɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd] 美 [ˌʌndə'pɒpjəˌleɪtɪd]

• adj. 人口稀少的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. having a lower population density than normal or desirable;

   "the richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. It was the right strategy in an underpopulated world.
   在人口稀少的世界，这是正确的策略。
2. Only a small minority in America's well-groomed Episcopal churches or the Church of England's underpopulated pews finds clerical homosexuality non-negotiably bad nowadays.
   目前在美国，只有少数非常传统的圣公会或者在人口稀少的地区神职人员的同性恋行为才被不假思索的被认为是亵渎行为。