insufficient
翻譯
不足的, 不夠的
例句
There is insufficient evidence to prove his guilt.
證明他有罪的證據不足。
Our food supply is insufficient for the winter.
我們的食物供應不足以過冬。
文法模式
((for sth./sb.)) 對…來說不足 The funds are insufficient for the project.
((to do sth.)) 不足以做… His strength was insufficient to lift the box.
近義詞
同義詞: inadequate, lacking; 反義詞: sufficient, adequate
詞源
來自前綴“in-”(不)+“sufficient”(足夠的)。字面意思是“不夠”。
記憶技巧
記住“in-”通常表示“不”,所以這個詞可以分解為“not sufficient”(不充足)。