Word · Frequency #14007
inadequately
不足地；不够好地；不适当地
核心释义
in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
- 1.
不充分地
In an inadequate manner.
不充分地；不适当地；不够好地
用法In use
The room was inadequately heated, so we wore coats indoors.
用法提示：副词“inadequately”修饰过去分词“heated”，表示加热的程度不够。
She felt her argument was inadequately supported by evidence.
用法提示：副词“inadequately”修饰被动结构中的“supported”，说明支持程度不足。
The report was inadequately prepared and full of mistakes.
用法提示：副词“inadequately”修饰“prepared”，表示准备得不够好。
be inadequately + past participle
该结构表示状态或结果，过去分词起形容词作用。
The school was inadequately equipped for disabled students.
这所学校为残疾学生提供的设施不够完善。
inadequately + verb
inadequately 通常紧接在被修饰的动词之前，强调动作的不足。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- inadequately prepared
- 准备不足的
- The team was inadequately prepared for the harsh winter conditions.这支队伍对严冬条件准备不足。
- inadequately funded
- 资金不足的
- Many public schools remain inadequately funded.许多公立学校的资金仍然不足。
- inadequately addressed
- 未得到充分处理的
- The report's concerns were inadequately addressed by the committee.委员会未能充分处理报告中的关切。
- inadequately equipped
- 装备不足的
- The clinic is inadequately equipped to handle major emergencies.这家诊所设备不足，无法处理重大紧急情况。
- inadequately trained
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：adequate意为“足够的”，前面加in-表否定，-ly为副词后缀，所以inadequately就是“不足地”。想象评分时被批注“inadequate（不合格）”，做事不够好。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术写作、正式报告 该词在日常和正式场合都可使用，但通常更多出现在书面或正式表达中；口语中常换成 not well enough、poorly 等说法。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：adequately /ˈædɪkwətli/（重音和末尾读音相同）。separately、deliberately、fortunately、immediately 都以 -ately 结尾，但重音在前，只是拼写相似，不押韵；inadvertently 以 inad- 开头，拼写像 inadequately，但读音 /ˌɪnədˈvɜːrtəntli/ 差异很大。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.