| 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
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.
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