Insufficient
[ ,ɪnsə'fɪʃnt ]
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adj. 不足的，不够的;绌;亏短;支绌;
💡 词根助记
in不 + suf在下面 + fici做 + ent...的 → in不+sufficient在下面做好的=充足的 → 不足的
📝 例句
a person insufficient to the discharge of his duties
一个不能执行自己任务的人
The food was insufficient for our needs.
食物不够我们的需要。
The case was dismissed because of insufficient evidence.
该案因证据不足而撤销.
a person insufficient to the discharge of his duties
一个不能执行自己任务的人
insufficient (=scanty) clothing
衣着欠缺
🌱 联想助记
in + sufficient 充足的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-fac-表示“制作”
常见变体有-fic-、-fig-、-fect-、-feat-
📖 牛津释义
insufficient
adj
~ (for sth/to do sth) not sufficient 不充足的; 不充分的; 不足的; 不够的
The case was dismissed because of insufficient evidence. 该案因证据不足而撤销.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,insә'fiʃәnt]a. 不够的, 不能胜任的, 不充足的【法】 不足的, 不充分的, 不能胜任的相关词组: be insufficient to do sth
🌿 同词根单词
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I've got six months to go until graduation.
我还有六个月就毕业了。
If I had known that, I could have helped you.
假如我早知道，我就能帮你了。
but when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he immediately sent one of his layers to investigate the matter.
但是，当他又收到住在同一村庄的另一个外国人写的一封内容类似的投诉信时，他立即派出一位律师前去调查。