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单词 inadequacy
释义
inadequacy
noun
uk
/ɪˈnæd.ɪ.kwə.si/us
/ɪˈnæd.ə.kwə.si/
[CorU]
thefactthat something is not good enough or is toosmallinamount:
不够好，劣质
Economicgrowthishinderedby the inadequacies of thepublictransportsystem.经济发展受制于公共交通运输系统的不完善。
The inadequacy of thebudgetislikelytocauseproblems.预算的不足有可能会导致问题。
[U]
alackofconfidencethat makes youfeelunabletodealwith asituation:
（处理事情）信心不足
I alwayssufferfromfeelingsof inadequacy when I'm with him.和他在一起时总觉得自己不如他，这让我感到不舒服。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Scarce, inadequate and not enough
  • be at a premiumidiom
  • be thin on the groundidiom
  • dearth
  • deficiency
  • deficient
  • gold dust
  • long onsomethingand short onsomethingidiom
  • lousy
  • meagre
  • measly
  • mingy
  • nearly
  • scrubby
  • shortage
  • shortfall
  • shortness
  • shy
  • skinny
  • sparse
  • thin
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Not of good quality
Shy and modest
Confidence & self-assurance
(Definition ofinadequacyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinadequacy

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The author's application of this framework to all the years from the antebellum period through to the present demonstrates the inadequacies of such an approach.
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Because of these limits and inadequacies, researchers place additional constraints on the subjects with cognitive impairments than they would on subjects who are competent.
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There are still some problems inherent in the application of fully distributed systems and some inadequacies in proposed solutions to these problems.
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Importantly, the two groups also tended to respond differently to those inadequacies they did detect.
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The older children proved likelier than the younger ones to show spontaneous verbal and nonverbal signs of noticing these inadequacies.
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We fail to understand, however, how it illustrates inadequacies in our standards.
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We find that a simple analysis of the constraints on event perception reveals many inadequacies in the proposed approach.
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The audience and the comedians join in laughter about the inadequacies or simplicity of the stage machinery.
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The dismissal in 1993 of the agriculture and sugar industry ministers implied inadequacies in crisis management, and references to ' unforeseen ' difficulties suggested insufficient foresight.
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Good feedback mechanisms can to some extent compensate for inadequacies in the other two respects.
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Any inadequacies or errors are of course entirely my responsibility.
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Remaining inadequacies are, of course, entirely my own.
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Possible inadequacies in individual studies may undermine any evidence of effectiveness.
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Reports and enquiries commissioned by various colonial governments testify to a number of inadequacies at the quarantine stations.
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Any flaws or inadequacies in the paper, however, should be interpreted as my own.
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