Word · Frequency #14857
insufficiently
/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntlɪ/
adverb
不够地；不足地
核心释义
to an insufficient degree
- 1.
不够；不充分地
Not sufficiently.
不够；不充分地；不够地；不能胜任地
用法In use
The room was insufficiently lit for reading.
用法提示：副词insufficiently修饰形容词lit，表示‘不够地、不足地’。
She felt the plan had been insufficiently discussed before the vote.
用法提示：副词insufficiently修饰动词discussed，表达‘不充分地’。
The machine was insufficiently maintained, so it broke down.
用法提示：副词insufficiently修饰过去分词maintained，表示程度不足。
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……”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.