inadequate
翻譯
不充分的, 不足的, 不適當的
例句
The food supply was inadequate for the winter.
食品供應不足以度過冬天。
He felt inadequate for the new job.
他覺得自己不勝任這份新工作。
Her response was completely inadequate.
她的回應完全不恰當。
文法模式
((to be)) inadequate for ((sth.)) 對...來說不充分 The food supply was inadequate for the winter.
((to feel)) inadequate 感覺能力不足 He felt inadequate for the new job.
近義詞
同義詞: insufficient, deficient, lacking; 反義詞: adequate, sufficient
詞源
來自「in-」(不)+「adequate」(足夠的)。意思是「不勝任任務」或「不夠」。
記憶技巧
想像一個沒有裝滿水的杯子。它是「in-adequate」——不夠。