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Inadequacy Sense Means State 英 ɪn'ædɪkwəsi] 美 ɪn'ædɪkwəsi N.不充分;不足;不胜任;缺乏信心;缺陷

英语单词 inadequacy
英美音标 英 [ɪn'ædɪkwəsi] 美 [ɪn'ædɪkwəsi]
中文释义 n.不充分;不足;不胜任;缺乏信心;缺陷
英语例句 (1) What symptom can Morpheus inadequacy cause?
(2) The failure is due to the inadequacy of preparations.
(3) Dwelling on the impossible leads to a sense of inadequacy.
中文例句 (1) 睡眠不足会引起什么症状?
(2) 这次失败是由于准备不足造成的。
(3) 老是想着不可能的事会导致信心不足。
vocabulary简明 An inadequacy is something that is not enough. If you get a bad grade, it may reveal an inadequacy in your approach to studying.
vocabulary扩展 The syllable qua in inadequacy rhymes with duh, and the accent is on the second syllable: "in-AD-uh-quh-see." You know that in- means "not," and the suffix y means "the quality or state of." But what is that middle part? Adaequare is the Latin word for "to make equal." So, inadequacy is the state of not being equal — or enough — for something.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-VAR 可变名词]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.
  [oft the N of n]
  • ...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 不可数名词]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

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