Word · Frequency #28231
underdevelopment
欠发达；发展不充分；不发达
核心释义
the state of not being developed enough
- 1.
欠发达状态。
The condition of being underdeveloped.
显影不足；欠发达状态。；发展不充分；不发达；显影不足；[医] 显影不足; 发育不全
用法In use
The underdevelopment of the village's water system forces residents to walk far for clean water.
用法提示：此处 underdevelopment 作名词，作句子主语，表示“发展不充分、不发达”。
A lack of schools is one sign of underdevelopment in a rural area.
用法提示：此处 underdevelopment 作介词 of 的宾语，表示“不发达、发展不足”。
Experts blame the underdevelopment of local transport for the region's isolation.
用法提示：此处 underdevelopment 作动词 blame 的宾语，表示“不发达、发展不足”。
the underdevelopment of sth
使用 of 说明欠发达的具体对象。
The underdevelopment of basic infrastructure hampers economic growth.
基本基础设施的不发达阻碍了经济增长。
underdevelopment in sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- economic underdevelopment
- 经济欠发达
- Economic underdevelopment often leads to social instability.经济欠发达常常导致社会不稳定。
- chronic underdevelopment
- 长期欠发达
- Chronic underdevelopment keeps these villages poor.长期欠发达使这些村庄一直贫困。
- suffer from underdevelopment
- 遭受欠发达之苦
- Many developing countries suffer from underdevelopment.许多发展中国家遭受欠发达之苦。
- level of underdevelopment
- 欠发达程度
- Researchers measured the level of underdevelopment in the region.研究人员衡量了该地区的欠发达程度。
- causes of underdevelopment
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
under-（不足）+ development（发展），想象经济曲线远低于正常线，即“不发达、发展不充分”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：development economics / international relations、photography / film processing 通常多用于正式或学术语境，尤其在讨论国家或地区经济发展时；在摄影中指“显影不足”，属于专业技术用语。日常口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Development, redevelopment, envelopment and overdevelopment rhyme with underdevelopment, all ending in /veləpmənt/. Undeveloped and underdeveloped look similar but end in /veləpt/, so they do not rhyme.
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