insufficiency

英 [?ns?'f??(?)ns?] 美[,?ns?'f???nsi]
  • n. 不足，不充分；機(jī)能不全；不適當(dāng)

英英釋意

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"