insufficiency
英[ɪnsə'fɪʃ(ə)nsɪ]
美[,ɪnsə'fɪʃənsi]
- n. 不足，不充分；机能不全；不适当
英英释意
- 1. a lack of competence;
- "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"
- "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
- 2. (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
- 3. lack of an adequate quantity or number;
- "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"