wanting
翻譯
欠缺的, 不足的, 不夠好的
例句
His performance was found wanting.
他的表現被認為有欠缺。
They were not wanting in courage.
他們不乏勇氣。
文法模式
to be found wanting 被發現有欠缺 His performance was found wanting.
not wanting in ((sth.)) 在（某方面）不缺乏 They were not wanting in courage.
近義詞
Synonyms: lacking, deficient, inadequate; Antonyms: sufficient, adequate
詞源
動詞「want」的現在分詞，用作形容詞。它保留了古諾爾斯語「vanta」中「缺乏」的原始含義。
記憶技巧
如果某事是「wanting」（欠缺的），它會讓你「want」（想要）更多或更好的東西，因為它不夠好。