paucity

这个小村庄缺乏医疗资源。

There is a ___paucity of medical resources in this small village.

辩护律师主张物证的匮乏应当导致无罪释放。

The defense attorney argued that the ___paucity of physical evidence should lead to an acquittal.

今年春天降雨量极少，使水库水位降到了三十年来的最低点。

The ___paucity of rainfall this spring left the reservoir at its lowest level in thirty years.