Underprivileged describes people who have much less than most people in their society — less money, worse housing, worse schools, fewer chances in life. It is not only about being poor at this moment; it points at the chances you never got, which is why it attaches so often to children and to schools and neighbourhoods: underprivileged kids, underprivileged areas.

Underprivileged描述的是 describes people who have much less than most people in their society在自己社會裡擁有的東西比大多數人少很多的人 less money錢比較少 worse housing住的比較差 worse schools學校比較差 fewer chances in life人生機會也比較少 It is not only about being poor at this moment這不只是說現在很窮 it points at the chances you never got而是指出你從來沒得到過的機會 which is why it attaches so often to children and to schools and neighbourhoods這就是為什麼它常常用在小孩、學校和社區上 underprivileged kids, underprivileged areas像underprivileged kids（弱勢兒童）、underprivileged areas（弱勢地區）這樣的說法

It is a careful, polite word, used by teachers, charities, news reports and governments — chosen exactly because 'poor' can feel blunt or shaming.

It is a careful, polite word這是個謹慎、有禮貌的字 used by teachers, charities, news reports and governments老師、慈善機構、新聞報導和政府都會用 chosen exactly because 'poor' can feel blunt or shaming會特別選用它，正是因為'poor'（窮）聽起來可能太直接、甚至帶有羞辱感

You will also see 'the underprivileged' used as a group noun: "a charity that works with the underprivileged." Though actually, this word is going quietly out of fashion among people who work in this field. Their argument is that 'underprivileged' quietly treats a comfortable life as the normal baseline, and it describes the person rather than what was done to them; so you now hear 'low-income families', 'disadvantaged', or 'under-served communities' instead.

You will also see 'the underprivileged' used as a group noun你也會看到'the underprivileged'被當作集合名詞使用 'a charity that works with the underprivileged'例如'a charity that works with the underprivileged'（服務弱勢族群的慈善機構） Though actually不過事實上 this word is going quietly out of fashion among people who work in this field這個字在這個領域工作的人之間正悄悄退流行 Their argument is that 'underprivileged' quietly treats a comfortable life as the normal baseline他們的論點是，'underprivileged'悄悄把舒適的生活當成正常的基準 and it describes the person rather than what was done to them而且它描述的是這個人本身，而不是發生在他們身上的事 so you now hear 'low-income families', 'disadvantaged', or 'under-served communities' instead所以現在你會聽到改用'low-income families'（低收入家庭）、'disadvantaged'（弱勢）或'under-served communities'（服務不足的社區）這些說法

It is not a rude word and nobody will be offended if you use it — but it is a word of the last generation more than this one, and if you are writing something serious, naming the actual situation ('families on low incomes') is usually stronger.

It is not a rude word and nobody will be offended if you use it這不是個粗魯的字，你用了也不會有人生氣 but it is a word of the last generation more than this one但這個字比較是上一輩會用的字，而不是這一代 and if you are writing something serious而如果你在寫比較正式的東西 naming the actual situation ('families on low incomes') is usually stronger直接說出實際的情況（像'families on low incomes'低收入家庭）通常會更有力