| 释义 |
in·suf·fi·cient
\-shənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin insufficient-, insufficiens, from in- in- (I) + Latin sufficient-, sufficiens sufficient — more at sufficient
: not sufficient: as
a. : lacking in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill : incompetent, unfit
< a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office >
b. obsolete : not sufficiently furnished or supplied : deficient or lacking in something
c. : inadequate to some implied or designated need, use, or purpose
< provisions insufficient in quantity >
• in·suf·fi·cient·ly adverb |