inadequacy

英 [ɪnˈædɪkwəsi]

美 [ɪnˈædɪkwəsi]

n.  不充分; 不足; 不够; 不胜任; 缺乏信心; 弱点; 缺陷; 某事物的缺乏

复数：inadequacies　

TEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.7610 / COCA.11716

牛津词典

noun

• 不充分；不足；不够
  the state of not being enough or good enough
  1. the inadequacy of our resources
     我们的资源的贫乏
• 不胜任；缺乏信心
  a state of not being able or confident to deal with a situation
  1. a feeling/sense of inadequacy
     不称职之感
• 弱点；缺陷；某事物的缺乏
  a weakness; a lack of sth
  1. gross inadequacies in the data
     数据资料的极端匮乏
  2. He had to face up to his own inadequacies as a father.
     他不得不正视自身作为父亲的不足。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 不足;不完备
  Theinadequacyof something is the fact that there is not enough of it, or that it is not good enough.
  1. ...the inadequacy of the water supply...
     水供应不足
  2. The inadequacies of the current system have already been recognised...
     人们已经认识到现行体制的不足。
  3. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 不够格;能力不足;无法胜任
  If someone has feelings ofinadequacy, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general.
  1. The feeling of inadequacy was overpowering.
     无法胜任的感觉非常强烈。
  2. ...his deep-seated sense of inadequacy.
     他内心那种根深蒂固的不自信

英英释义

noun

• unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
  Synonym:inadequateness
• lack of an adequate quantity or number
  1. the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
  Synonym:insufficiencydeficiency
• a lack of competence
  1. pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
  2. juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
  Synonym:insufficiency

双语例句

• Anger is a support system for inadequacy.
  愤怒是“不足”的支持系统。
• The feeling of inadequacy was overpowering.
  无法胜任的感觉非常强烈。
• To overcome this inadequacy it is most important to use additional information from family values.
  为了克服这方面的不足，采用以家系为准绳的其它资料是很重要的。
• Yet, rapid urbanization has outstripped public sector investment in public transport, leading to inadequacy of services.
  然而，快速城市化超过了在公共交通方面的公共部门投资，导致服务的不足。
• This paper is the inadequacy of the lack of empirical analysis of this issue.
  本文的不足之处是缺乏对这一问题进行实证分析。
• Then it summarized the present situation about the urban landscape ecological planning in and abroad and the inadequacy in this field was clear to set the basement for this research.
  接着对国内外城市景观生态规划的发展进行了阐述，明确了目前的研究状况及现有研究的不足，为本文的研究奠定了理论基础。
• If his biggest fear is inadequacy, he naturally is going to avoid any unnecessary risks.
  如果他最大的恐惧是自己不够好，他自然会避免任何不必要的冒险。
• A stale mind is the only inadequacy I have come to know about.
  陈旧的心灵是唯一的不足我已经知道。
• The inadequacies of the current system have already been recognised
  人们已经认识到现行体制的不足。
• I can assure you that this feeling of inadequacy will soon pass.
  我可以向你保证，这种不称职的感觉很快就会消失。