deficit
翻譯
赤字, 逆差, 虧損
例句
The government is facing a huge budget deficit.
政府正面臨巨大的預算赤字。
There is a deficit of skilled workers in the industry.
該行業技術工人短缺。
文法模式
預算/貿易赤字 a budget/trade deficit The country has a large trade deficit.
((sth.))的短缺 a deficit of ((sth.)) The team has a deficit of experienced players.
近義詞
Synonyms: shortfall, shortage, loss; Antonyms: surplus, profit
詞源
源自拉丁語「deficit」,意為「它缺少」,與「deficiency」同源。常用於金融領域。
記憶技巧
常用於金融。可以想成「de-」(向下)+「fit」(來自facere,做)-> 產出/收入減少,導致虧損。