insufficient

形容词 adj. 限定词 det.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
    — an insufficient amount
  2. Not sufficient; lacking competent power or ability; unqualified, unequal, unfit.
    — Brother Coſroe, I find my ſelfe agreeu’d, Yet inſufficient to expreſſe the ſame: For it requires a great and thundering ſpeech: […]
限定词 det.
  1. An inadequate quantity of; not enough.
    — Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem.
  2. A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed.
    — Insufficient of the building remains to determine its age.

词形变化

more insufficient comparative most insufficient superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
diploinsufficient haploinsufficient immunoinsufficient insufficiently principle of insufficient reason

词源

词源 1
From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient.
词源 2
From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient.
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