1.缺乏的,(数量)不足[不多]的
2.吝啬的,俭省的
3.狭小的,稀疏的
1.not much, and less than is needed
2.scanty clothes show parts of your body that are usually covered
1.Margaret knew scantiest amount of French, not a syllable of anything else, and had not set a foot outside England until she was married.
玛格丽特除了懂很少一点法文外,其他外国语言,一个字都不识,并且在结婚前始终没出过英国。
2.Barney knew scantiest amount of French and not a syllable of anything else.
巴尼只懂一点点法文,其他外语一个字都不会。