Word · Frequency #7610
inadequacy
/inˈædikwəsi/
noun
不充分；不足
核心释义
The state of being inadequate; not being enough or good enough.
- 1.
不足,不充分
The state of being inadequate.
- 2.
所需材料短缺
A shortage of required material.
- 3.
缺乏能力或技能
A lack of competence or ability.
能力不足；不胜任；短缺；匮乏；不足,不充分；所需材料短缺；缺乏能力或技能
用法In use
He constantly feels a sense of inadequacy at work.
用法提示：表示主观上的不足感
The inadequacy of the public transportation system causes daily delays.
用法提示：指出资源或系统的不充分
The report highlighted several inadequacies in the current policy.
用法提示：使用复数形式表示多项不足
inadequacy of ...
表示某事物存在不足。
The report pointed out the inadequacy of the current system.
报告指出了当前系统的不足之处。
inadequacy in ...
There is a fundamental inadequacy in the theory.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feelings of inadequacy
- 不足感
- He often struggles with feelings of inadequacy at work.他经常在工作中与不足感作斗争。
- sense of inadequacy
- 不充分感
- The exam results gave her a strong sense of inadequacy.考试成绩让她产生了强烈的不充分感。
- inadequacy of
- ……的不足
- The inadequacy of the current system is obvious.当前系统的不足是显而易见的。
- financial inadequacy
- 财政不足
- Financial inadequacy forced the company to downsize.财政不足迫使公司裁员。
- structural inadequacy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
in-（不）+ adequate（足够的）+ -cy（名词后缀）→ 不足、不充分
语境与语域Context & Register
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语法说明Grammar Note
常用复数形式表示多种不足
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words end in '-acy' but are stressed differently (e.g., 'inadequacy' is stressed on the second syllable, while most others are on the first). They are not true rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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