de.fi.cient
adj.(形容词)
Lacking an essential quality or element:
有缺点的,有缺陷的:缺乏某种重要的品质或要素的:
例句:
deficient in common sense.
缺乏常识
Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient:
缺乏的,不足够的:在数量或程度方面不足的;不够的:
例句:
a deficient education.
缺少教育
来源:
Latin dôficiôns dôficient- [present participle of] dôficere [to fail, be wanting] * see defect
拉丁语 dôficiôns dôficient- [] dôficere的现在分词 [缺少,缺乏] *参见 defect
【引伸】
defi.cient
n.(名词)
defi.ciently
adv.(副词)