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insufficiency

英[ɪnsə'fɪʃ(ə)nsɪ] 美[,ɪnsə'fɪʃənsi]
  • n. 不足,不充分;机能不全;不适当

英英释意


1. a lack of competence;
"pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"
"juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
2. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
3. lack of an adequate quantity or number;
"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"