deficient
Word family adverbdeficientlynoundeficientnessadjectivedeficient
de·fi·cient /dɪˈfɪʃənt/ adjectiveadj formal 1 ENOUGH#not containing or having enough of something 缺乏的,不足的 Women who are dieting can become iron deficient. 节食的女性有可能缺铁。
deficient in patients who were deficient in vitamin C 缺乏维生素C的病人
2 GOODnot good enough 不足的,有缺陷的 Our prisons are our most deficient social service. 我们的监狱是问题最大的社会机构。
deficient in• a diet deficient in calcium Origin deficient (1500-1600) Latin deficiens, present participle of
deficere;
→ DEFECT1