wanting
翻译
欠缺的, 不足的, 不够好的
例句
His performance was found wanting.
他的表现被认为有欠缺。
They were not wanting in courage.
他们不乏勇气。
语法模式
to be found wanting 被发现有欠缺 His performance was found wanting.
not wanting in ((sth.)) 在（某方面）不缺乏 They were not wanting in courage.
近义词
Synonyms: lacking, deficient, inadequate; Antonyms: sufficient, adequate
词源
动词“want”的现在分词，用作形容词。它保留了古诺尔斯语“vanta”中“缺乏”的原始含义。
记忆技巧
如果某事是“wanting”（欠缺的），它会让你“want”（想要）更多或更好的东西，因为它不够好。