inadequacy

英 [ɪnˈædɪkwəsi]

美 [ɪnˈædɪkwəsi]

n.  不充分; 不足; 不够; 不胜任; 缺乏信心; 弱点; 缺陷; 某事物的缺乏

复数：inadequacies　

TEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.7610 / COCA.11716

牛津词典

noun

• 不充分；不足；不够
  the state of not being enough or good enough
  1. the inadequacy of our resources
     我们的资源的贫乏
• 不胜任；缺乏信心
  a state of not being able or confident to deal with a situation
  1. a feeling/sense of inadequacy
     不称职之感
• 弱点；缺陷；某事物的缺乏
  a weakness; a lack of sth
  1. gross inadequacies in the data
     数据资料的极端匮乏
  2. He had to face up to his own inadequacies as a father.
     他不得不正视自身作为父亲的不足。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 不足;不完备
  Theinadequacyof something is the fact that there is not enough of it, or that it is not good enough.
  1. ...the inadequacy of the water supply...
     水供应不足
  2. The inadequacies of the current system have already been recognised...
     人们已经认识到现行体制的不足。
  3. This man drank rather heavily in an effort to come to terms with his own inadequacies.
     这个人狂饮一通,努力让自己去接受自身的不完美。
• N-UNCOUNT 不够格;能力不足;无法胜任
  If someone has feelings ofinadequacy, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general.
  1. The feeling of inadequacy was overpowering.
     无法胜任的感觉非常强烈。
  2. ...his deep-seated sense of inadequacy.
     他内心那种根深蒂固的不自信

英英释义

noun

• unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
  Synonym:inadequateness
• lack of an adequate quantity or number
  1. the inadequacy of unemployment benefits
  Synonym:insufficiencydeficiency
• a lack of competence
  1. pointed out the insufficiencies in my report
  2. juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents
  Synonym:insufficiency

双语例句

• As a child, I had feelings of inadequacy but my running helped put those feelings aside.
  作为一个孩子，我总是感觉自己有缺陷，但是奔跑让我克服了这种不好的感觉。
• To overcome this inadequacy it is most important to use additional information from family values.
  为了克服这方面的不足，采用以家系为准绳的其它资料是很重要的。
• "Our reliance on cyberspace stands in stark contrast to the inadequacy of our cybersecurity," it said.
  “我们对网络空间的依赖，与我们在网络安全上的不足形成了鲜明反差，”报告表示。
• An imperfection that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming.
  欠缺由不完善而引起的不足和失败；缺点。
• For some, it also represents ridicule for ineptitude, feelings of inferiority and a sense of inadequacy.
  而在某些方面，它也代表着对于不称职、自卑感以及某种不充分感的嘲笑。
• You can overcome feelings of inadequacy and develop your own possibilities.
  你可以克服精神的空虚和发挥你的潜能。
• The universal inadequacy of social work majors'gender theory and gender awareness will affect their future professional practice.
  社会工作专业学生社会性别理论和意识的普遍缺乏将影响他们以后的专业实践。
• A mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity.
  一种悲观和沮丧的心理状态。
• Anger is a support system for inadequacy.
  愤怒是“不足”的支持系统。
• One factor that can hold us back from sharing our faith is a feeling of incompetence or inadequacy.
  妨碍我们和人分享信仰的其中一个原因，是我们感到自己不胜任或力有不足。