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insufficiently

UK /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli/US /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli/

词源

源自拉丁语 'insufficientem'(不足的),由 'in-'(不)和 'sufficere'(足够)组成。

adverb

❶ 指某事物在数量、程度或质量上不够充分,未能达到所需的标准或要求。

“The room was insufficiently heated during the winter.”

(冬天时这个房间供暖不足。)

“The report was insufficiently detailed to draw any conclusions.”

(这份报告细节不足,无法得出任何结论。)

同义词:inadequately, deficiently, scantily

常见短语

insufficiently documented — 指某事物缺乏足够的记录或文件支持,通常用于批评或指出不足。

“The procedure was insufficiently documented, leading to errors.”

(由于程序记录不足,导致了错误。)