英:[ɪnˈædɪkwəsi]
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英:[ɪnˈædɪkwəsi]
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in·ad·e·qua·cy
In ae d kw si
复数:inadequacies
词根:inadequate
adj.inadequate 不充分的,不适当的
adv.inadequately 不适当地;不够好地
n.inadequateness 不适当
Noun
1. lack of an adequate quantity or number;
"the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
2. a lack of competence;
"pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"
"juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
3. unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
"不完整、无效、不足的状态或质量",1764年,来自 inadequate + 抽象名词后缀 -cy。相关词汇: Inadequacies。
不适当,不足,机能不全,闭锁不全,关闭不全:不能完成所应有的功能
The first known use of inadequacy was in 1787
inadequateadjective
not adequate : not enough or not good enough
an inadequate supply of food
inadequateadjective
not adequate : not enough or not good enough
an inadequate supply of food
inadequateadjective
not adequate : not enough or not good enough
an inadequate supply of food
inadequacynoun
the quality or state of being inadequate
an inadequate amount
a failure to meet expectations aware of my own inadequacies
feelings of inadequacy
inadequacynoun
the quality or state of being inadequate
1 It can help us know our shortcomings and inadequacy.
它可以帮助我们了解我们的缺点和不足。
2 As Eskimos do with snow, the English see gradations of social inadequacy invisible to the rest of the world; Mr. Hollinghurst separates them with a very sharp knife.
3 As the novel proceeds Will Silver becomes acutely aware of his powerlessness, his inadequacy and his alienation from his emotions.
4 But what he perceives as his own inadequacy is actually, of course, desire.
5 And he keeps us onside: a sense of inadequacy, after all, is not hard for most people to relate to.
6 There is something to this, but it leads to the many non-scientific inadequacies of the book, failings that ought to offend the inquiring skeptic.
7 I stand more of a chance of being wowed by Birdemic's ingenuity than by Clash's inadequacies.
8 He is talking about the inadequacy of men.
9 I had come into the prison with such anxiety and fear about his willingness to tolerate my inadequacy.
10 And there’s something else: In his memoir “Experience,” Martin Amis suggests that the childless never really comprehend their parents, are never able really to forgive them for their influential inadequacies.
11 And like most men, I kept my sense of inadequacy to myself and did not share it with anyone, for fear of violating the male code of self-reliance and invulnerability.
12 But the anxiety and the feeling of inadequacy were gone.
13 Address her feelings of ‘inadequacy’ and not her need to cover up a so-called wrinkle.”
14 It’s beneficial to wonder occasionally what percentage of people you encounter suffer from this or that disease or inadequacy.
15 Now, in my 30s, after many years wrestling with feelings of inadequacy, I've realised that aesthetic beauty really is only the tip of a very large and attractive iceberg.
16 And even those who believe movies can bring home an experience in a unique way may want to keep in mind the fundamental inadequacy of the form.
17 Although she deploys words with an entrancing oddity, Ms. Gibson clearly shares her characters’ anxiety about their seeming inadequacy.
18 In this way, the Aluminaire House highlights the inadequacy of historical preservation standards when it comes to modern architecture.
19 Both draw deeply on Tompkins' awareness of his own inadequacy, and his comical attempts to conceal it.
20 He held me and I wrapped myself around him, feeling his disappointment, his self-reproach, his yawning sense of inadequacy.
1 不充分
short incomplete inadequate insufficient imperfect deficient unsatisfactory meager ill unsatisfying scantily incompletely weakness insufficiency poor poorly patchy weak unequal inconclusive skimpy slack inconclusiveness bad feeble sketchy incommensurate jimp
3 机能不全
5 不足之处
6 不适当
bad unfortunate inappropriate inadequate improper undue unlucky ineligible unsuitable unfit indecent misplaced unbecoming inopportune unsuited ill-suited impertinent ill-considered off-key unfitting inapt uncomely inapposite infelicitous unapt unmeet incompetence impropriety impertinence unsuitability infelicity inaptitude uncalled for wrong punk insufficient incompetent unwise inept incongruous untoward incongruent incommensurate inexpedient malapropos amiss unseemly inexpedience insufficiency ineptitude indecency incorrectness indispose incorrect bum ill wry inapplicable unfitted unpregnant inequality indisposition
7 不足
poor inadequate insufficient slender wanting scant pinched skimpy meagre scanty miserly incommensurate poorly little failure shortage minus scarcity demerit poorness fail lack be lacking in low short slim shy scarce deficient measly lacking ill want weakness deficiency crunch dearth under- under be light on
8 劣质
mean bad rough inadequate crappy bum cheesy shoddy crummy tinny low-rent third-rate skanky rinky-dink gimcrack rubbishy wanky shonky be no good be not any good be not much good
9 缺点
want spot hole bug liability crack fault weakness defect deficiency flaw objection drawback shortcoming imperfection failing blemish blot insufficiency infirmity demerit a chink in armor minus inconvenience claw-back disamenity out default trouble vice debit shortage stigma kink dereliction nadgers
10 无能
ineffective inefficient incompetent powerless nerdy inept brain-dead talentless shiftless footless unaccomplished impuissant ineffectually disability paralysis inefficiency incapacity impotence disablement incapability impuissance
11 缺陷
fault deficiency flaw failing impediment an Achilles' heel hole bug disability charter defect impairment a chink in armour crack limitation handicap shortcoming imperfection
12 缺乏信心
13 不充足
14 不胜任
incompetent unfit unequal incompetence inadequate unsuited incapable ineligible unqualified unfitted uncapable insufficiency
16 不够