Word · Frequency #25526
insufficiency
不足；缺乏；短缺
核心释义
The state of being not enough; a shortage or lack.
- 1.
不足；缺乏；不够的状态。
The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
不足；缺乏；不够的状态。；不充分；不足；不适当；[医] 机能不全；闭锁不全
用法In use
The company's failure was due to an insufficiency of funds.
用法提示：名词，表示资金不充分的状况
Chronic sleep insufficiency can lead to serious health problems.
用法提示：名词，表示睡眠量不足的状态
The court dismissed the case because of insufficiency of evidence.
用法提示：名词，表示证据不充分的状况
insufficiency of [something]
The insufficiency of evidence forced the case to be dismissed.
证据不足导致案件被驳回。
[adjective] insufficiency
常见于医学语境，尤指器官功能不全。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- renal insufficiency
- 肾功能不全
- The patient was diagnosed with renal insufficiency.这名患者被诊断为肾功能不全。
- cardiac insufficiency
- 心功能不全
- Cardiac insufficiency can cause shortness of breath.心功能不全可能导致气短。
- respiratory insufficiency
- 呼吸功能不全
- Smoking can lead to respiratory insufficiency.吸烟可导致呼吸功能不全。
- adrenal insufficiency
- 肾上腺功能不全
- Adrenal insufficiency can cause fatigue and low blood pressure.肾上腺功能不全可导致疲劳和低血压。
- venous insufficiency
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
in-（不）＋sufficiency（充足）＝不充足；记‘insufficiency’就是东西不够用，像米袋快见底。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学或学术写作、正式报告与公文 insufficiency 通常属于正式用语，多用于医疗、学术或官方文件等书面场合；日常口头交流中更常说 lack 或 shortage。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
目标词 insufficiency 读作 /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/。真正押韵的词是 efficiency、deficiency、proficiency、sufficiency，都以 /ˈfɪʃənsi/ 结尾，重音落在 -fi- 上。frequency（/ˈfriːkwənsi/）和 agency（/ˈeɪdʒənsi/）虽然也以 -ency 结尾，但读音不同，不押韵。
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