for want of
US /fɚ wɑnt ʌv/
・UK /fə wɒnt əv/
B2 中高級
prep. phr.因缺乏
For want of evidence, the case was dismissed by the court.
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J. K. 羅琳：生命中的一年 (電視電影, 2007) (J. K. Rowling - A Year In The Life (TV, 2007))
- And yes, at the end of the book, you have a clash of two utterly, utterly different, again, for want of a better word, souls, one that has been maimed and has become less than human because, to me, human includes the capacity to love.
所以這件唯一在我人生中美好的事似乎也會消失
- And yes, at the end of the book, you have a clash of two utterly, utterly different, again, for want of a better word, souls, one that has been maimed and has become less than human because, to me, human includes the capacity to love.
我一直想著她會死，那真的是一段很糟糕的時期
Jaguar F-Type V8S vs Aston V8 Vantage Roadster vs 911S Convertible：誰才是跑車王者？ 🚗💨 ft. CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS (Jaguar F-Type V8S v Aston V8 Vantage Roadster v 911S Convertible. - /CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS)
- And their action is very unspecial, for want of a better phrase.
我必須說，這是一輛 8.5 分的車。
- And their action is very un-special, for want of a
而且它們的操作非常普通，
艾瑪·達西解析《龍之家族》場景！🔥 | 動作重播 (Emma D’Arcy Breaks Down ‘House of the Dragon’ Scenes | Action Replay)
- But I really remember feeling deeply fortunate because, uh, it was a sort of pinch-me moment, uh, for want of a better phrase, uh, because I was just there giving lines to Olivia and to Paddy Considine and these extraordinary actors.
但我真的記得感覺非常幸運，因為，呃，這有點像是，怎麼說，一個令人難以置信的時刻，呃，因為我就在那裡為 Olivia 和 Paddy Considine 這些傑出的演員唸臺詞。
- But I really remember feeling deeply fortunate because it was a sort of pinch-me moment, for want of a better phrase, because I was just there giving lines to Olivia and to Paddy Considine and these extraordinary actors.
注意到 Daemon 被留下了，他 sort of 躲在幕後。
滑動右邊找精子 | BBC News (Swipe right for sperm | BBC News)
- The sample's dead, for want of a better word?
這個樣本死掉了，找不到更好的詞了？
泰國公主芭差拉吉帝亞巴的逝世，將如何影響擁有800年歷史的王室？| DW News (How will the death of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha impact the 800-year-old monarchy? | DW News)
- Just to clarify for our viewers, so these are the four children of the king who have basically been banished, for want of a better word, to the US and who do not live in Thailand.
為了讓觀眾清楚，這四位是國王的子女，他們基本上被放逐了，用比較好聽的說法，被送到美國，而且不住在泰國。