"for want of" meaning in All languages combined

See for want of on Wiktionary

Preposition [英語]

  1. 由於缺少,由於沒有
    Sense id: zh-for_want_of-en-prep-E~nS5IXX Categories (other): 有使用例的英語詞
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語介詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "有使用例的英語詞",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "for want of a better word",
          "translation": "由於沒有更好的話"
        },
        {
          "ref": "a. 1640, For Want of a Nail:\n#*: For want of a nail the shoe was lost.\n#*: For want of a shoe the horse was lost.\n#*: For want of a horse the rider was lost.\n#*: For want of a rider the battle was lost.\n#*: For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.\n#*: And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.",
          "text": "少了钉子,失了蹄铁。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "由於缺少,由於沒有"
      ],
      "id": "zh-for_want_of-en-prep-E~nS5IXX"
    }
  ],
  "word": "for want of"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "英語介詞",
    "英語詞元"
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "有使用例的英語詞"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "for want of a better word",
          "translation": "由於沒有更好的話"
        },
        {
          "ref": "a. 1640, For Want of a Nail:\n#*: For want of a nail the shoe was lost.\n#*: For want of a shoe the horse was lost.\n#*: For want of a horse the rider was lost.\n#*: For want of a rider the battle was lost.\n#*: For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.\n#*: And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.",
          "text": "少了钉子,失了蹄铁。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "由於缺少,由於沒有"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "for want of"
}

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