Word · Frequency #14857
insufficiently
不够地；不足地
to an insufficient degree
- 1.
Not sufficiently.
不够；不充分地
不够；不充分地；不够地；不能胜任地
In use
The room was insufficiently lit for reading.
She felt the plan had been insufficiently discussed before the vote.
The machine was insufficiently maintained, so it broke down.
be insufficiently + past participle
常用于被动语态，表示“没有被充分地……”。
The room was insufficiently lit.
房间光线不足。
insufficiently + adjective + to do sth
后接不定式，表示“不足以……”。
He is insufficiently tall to reach the shelf.
他个子不够高，够不到架子。
insufficiently + verb
insufficiently 放在实义动词前，表示动作程度不足，多用于正式或书面语。
The report insufficiently addresses the issue.
这份报告对问题的论述不够充分。
Common mistakes
The evidence is insufficient strong to convict him.The evidence is insufficiently strong to convict him.
修饰形容词 strong 必须用副词 insufficiently；形容词 insufficient 不能修饰形容词。汉语里“不够”可作状语，但英语中副词才能修饰形容词。
She studied insufficient for the exam.She studied insufficiently for the exam.
动词 studied 的修饰语要用副词 insufficiently，形容词 insufficient 不能修饰动词。这是把汉语“不够”的用法直接套用到英语造成的词性错误。
There is insufficiently water in the bottle.There is insufficient water in the bottle.
名词 water 前需要形容词 insufficient 作定语；insufficiently 是副词，不能修饰名词。注意区分形容词和副词在句中的位置。
Connections
Collocations
- insufficiently funded
- 资金不足的
- The project was insufficiently funded from the start.这个项目从一开始就资金不足。
- insufficiently understood
- 理解不足的
- The causes of the disease are still insufficiently understood.这种疾病的成因仍未被充分理解。
- insufficiently equipped
- 装备不足的
- The climbers were insufficiently equipped for the harsh weather.这些登山者装备不足，难以应对恶劣天气。
- insufficiently addressed
- 未得到充分处理的
- Safety concerns were insufficiently addressed in the report.报告中对安全问题的处理不够充分。
- insufficiently explored
- 未被充分探索的
- This region remains insufficiently explored by scientists.这一地区尚未被科学家充分探索。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in（不）+ sufficient（足够的）+ ly（副词后缀）→“不够地”。想象时间insufficiently，就是“时间不够用”的感觉。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式报告、正式发言 insufficiently 是正式、偏书面的副词，通常用于学术写作、正式报告等场景，表示“不够、不足地”；日常口语中更常用 not enough。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 insufficiently 的重读部分 /fɪʃntlɪ/ 完全相同：sufficiently、efficiently、proficiently，它们都押韵。注意拼写相似的 -ently 结尾词如 differently /ˈdɪfərəntli/、frequently /ˈfriːkwəntli/ 发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.