Word · Frequency #14007
inadequately
不足地；不够好地；不适当地
in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
- 1.
In an inadequate manner.
不充分地
不充分地；不适当地；不够好地
In use
The room was inadequately heated, so we wore coats indoors.
She felt her argument was inadequately supported by evidence.
The report was inadequately prepared and full of mistakes.
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。
The study inadequately covers the long-term effects.
这项研究对长期影响涉及得不够充分。
Common mistakes
The explanation is inadequately.The explanation is inadequate.
be 动词后需要形容词作表语，inadequate 是形容词；inadequately 是副词，不能作表语。
We had inadequately time to finish.We had inadequate time to finish.
修饰名词 time 要用形容词 inadequate；副词 inadequately 只能修饰动词、形容词或其他副词。
We must consider the inadequately of the current system.We must consider the inadequacy of the current system.
介词 of 前需要名词，inadequacy 是名词形式；inadequately 是副词，不能作介词宾语。
Connections
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
- 培训不足的
- The staff were inadequately trained to operate the new machinery.员工没有接受足够的培训来操作新机器。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.