noun

deficit

赤字, 逆差, 虧損

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。

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.

Synonyms: shortfall, shortage, loss; Antonyms: surplus, profit

源自拉丁語「deficit」,意為「它缺少」,與「deficiency」同源。常用於金融領域。

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。

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