underdeveloped + noun
常修饰 country、region、economy 等名词,表示经济或社会发展不充分。
The government is investing heavily in underdeveloped regions.
政府正在大力投资不发达地区。
显影不足的;未充分显影的
未成熟且发育不全的;经济生产力低下、科技水平落后的;资本短缺的社会;胶片在定影前显影不足的;尚未完全发展的
of photographic film or an image: not developed enough, e.g. because it was processed for too short a time or in an ineffective solution.
未成熟且发育不全的
immature and not fully developed
经济生产力低下、科技水平落后的
having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
资本短缺的社会
relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
胶片在定影前显影不足的
of a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed
尚未完全发展的
not yet fully developed
The underdeveloped infrastructure in the mountain village makes travel difficult.
山村不发达的基础设施使出行困难。
用法提示:underdeveloped 作定语修饰 infrastructure,表示“不发达的”。
Many rural areas remain underdeveloped, especially in poorer countries.
许多农村地区仍然不发达,尤其是在较贫穷的国家。
用法提示:underdeveloped 作 remain 的表语,表示“不发达的”。
We found the local tourism industry still underdeveloped.
我们发现当地旅游业仍然不发达。
用法提示:underdeveloped 作宾语补足语,表示“不发达的”。
常修饰 country、region、economy 等名词,表示经济或社会发展不充分。
The government is investing heavily in underdeveloped regions.
政府正在大力投资不发达地区。
作表语时,主语常为地区、器官或能力,表示未达到正常发展水平。
Many rural areas are still underdeveloped.
许多农村地区仍然不发达。
用于与同龄人或正常标准作比较,强调发展滞后。
Her motor skills are underdeveloped for her age.
她的运动技能相对于她的年龄而言发育不足。
与 underdeveloped 同义,但为较正式的短语;摄影语境中可互换,口语里常说 not developed enough。注意不要与 undeveloped(未显影的)混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子The economy's underdeveloped is a serious problem.
正确表达The economy's underdevelopment is a serious problem.
underdeveloped 是形容词,不能作主语或宾语;表示“经济不发达”这一状态应使用名词 underdevelopment。
grammar · medium
易错句子Some African countries underdeveloped because of colonial history.
正确表达Some African countries are underdeveloped because of colonial history.
underdeveloped 是形容词,不是动词;描述国家或地区处于落后状态时,需要用 be + underdeveloped 作表语,而不是把它当作谓语动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子They bought underdeveloped land to build a factory.
正确表达They bought undeveloped land to build a factory.
undeveloped 表示“尚未开发的”(如土地),underdeveloped 表示“发展不充分的”(如国家、经济);形容没有开发过的土地应用 undeveloped。
针对“(国家或地区)不发达的”含义;developed 与 underdeveloped 相对,如 developed country。
强调发展程度高,常修饰经济、技术或社会;在指国家时可与 underdeveloped 形成程度对比,但不完全等同。
针对“(器官或生物体)发育不全的”含义;mature 强调发育完成,一般不用于国家经济。
仅针对摄影中“显影不足的”含义;在胶片或照片冲洗语境中,overdeveloped 是 underdeveloped 的直接反义词。
undeveloped 表示从未被开发、处理或显影;underdeveloped 表示已有开发或生长但程度不足。如说土地、胶卷,用 undeveloped;说国家经济、身体器官发展不足,用 underdeveloped。
现代英语中谈经济落后的国家通常用 developing countries(发展中国家),而 underdeveloped countries 已显过时且可能带有贬义。表示“正在发展”用 developing,表示“发展不充分/欠发达”才用 underdeveloped。
不发达国家
Many underdeveloped countries rely on foreign aid to build infrastructure.
许多不发达国家依靠外国援助来建设基础设施。
欠发达地区
The government is investing more in underdeveloped regions to reduce inequality.
政府正在加大对欠发达地区的投资以缩小不平等。
不发达的经济
An underdeveloped economy often has a large agricultural sector.
不发达的经济通常以农业为主。
不发达的基础设施
Poor roads and unreliable power grids are signs of underdeveloped infrastructure.
道路状况差和电网不可靠是不发达基础设施的表现。
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loped
under-(不足)+ develop(发展/发育)+ -ed(形容词后缀);同前缀:underestimate, underweight;同根:development, developer;同后缀:developed, learned
不发达地区通常基础设施薄弱,二者常在同一发展议题中讨论。
欠发达地区往往与贫困现象密切相关,常出现在经济与社会发展语境中。
不发达国家或地区的经济水平通常较低,属于发展类话题的核心词汇。
不发达区域常以农村地区为主,二者在描述发展状况时常被并列提及。
欠发达经济体多以农业为支柱产业,农业是其经济结构中的常见特征。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.