deficiency
英[dɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nsɪ]
美[dɪ'fɪʃənsi]
- n. 缺陷，缺点；缺乏；不足的数额
英英释意
- 1. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable;
- "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"
- "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"
- "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
- 2. lack of an adequate quantity or number;
- "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"