deficiency
英 [d?'f??(?)ns?]
美[d?'f???nsi]
- n. 缺陷，缺點；缺乏；不足的數額
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詞態變化
復數:?deficiencies;
中文詞源
deficiency 缺陷
de-, 不，非，使相反。-fic, 做，詞源同defect, efficient. 即沒做好，缺陷。
英文詞源
- deficiency (n.)
- 1630s, from deficience (mid-15c.) + -cy; or from Late Latin deficientia, from deficientem (see deficient).
雙語例句
- 1. Symptoms of anaemia include weakness, fatigue and iron deficiency.
- 貧血的癥狀包括虛弱、疲勞和缺鐵。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They did blood tests on him for signs of vitamin deficiency.
- 他們給他驗了血，以檢查是否有維生素缺乏的跡象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
- AIDS是獲得性免疫缺損綜合征的縮寫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
- 飲食中缺乏維生素可能導致疾病。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. During the war children suffered from a deficiency of food.
- 戰爭期間孩子們遭受缺乏食物之苦.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》