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inadequacy
[英] [ɪnˈædɪkwəsi:] [美] [ɪnˈædɪkwəsi] 生词本

n.

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1. N-VAR 不足;不完备 The inadequacy of something is the fact that there is not enough of it, or that it is not good enough. 

  • ...the inadequacy of the water supply...

    水供应不足

  • The inadequacies of the current system have already been recognised...

    人们已经认识到现行体制的不足。

  • This man drank rather heavily in an effort to come to terms with his own inadequacies.

    这个人狂饮一通,努力让自己去接受自身的不完美。

2. N-UNCOUNT 不够格;能力不足;无法胜任 If someone has feelings of inadequacy, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general. 

  • The feeling of inadequacy was overpowering.

    无法胜任的感觉非常强烈。

  • ...his deep-seated sense of inadequacy.

    他内心那种根深蒂固的不自信

Noun

1. lack of an adequate quantity or number;

  • "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

2. a lack of competence;

  • "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"
  • "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

3. unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

医学

  • 1.不适当，不足，机能不全，闭锁不全，关闭不全：不能完成所应有的功能
1. She rightly points to the inadequacy of the argument.
她准确地指出这个论点的不足之处。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The failure is due to the inadequacy of preparations.
这次失败是由于准备不足造成的。

来自《简明英汉词典》