Deficiency
[ dɪ'fɪʃənsi ]
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n. 缺乏，不足;缺点，缺陷;不足额;
💡 词根助记
de不+fic做+iency表名词→做得不够→ 缺陷
📝 例句
They may be exacerbated by a simultaneous deficiency of calcium.
由于同时缺乏钙而使之恶化。
a deficiency of $500
五百美元的短缺
a deficiency of good sense
良知的缺乏
Deficiency in vitamins/Vitamin deficiency can lead to illness.
身体缺乏维生素就会生病.
The oldest stars in the Galaxy exhibit a metal deficiency relative to hydrogen.
银河系中最年老的恒星表现出一种对氢而言的贫金属性。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“底肥身细”:底下肥身子细,营养不良-缺乏
※de-前缀“向下、完全、除去”,fic-词根“做”,iency-名缀:使数量向下走→使减少→缺乏
※ de-拼音“德”,ficien-谐音“费神”,cy-拼音“苍蝇”:德国人很费神地去抓苍蝇,但缺乏耐心
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-fac-表示“制作”
常见变体有-fic-、-fig-、-fect-、-feat-
📖 牛津释义
deficiency
n
~ (in/of sth)
1
(a) [U] state of lacking sth essential 缺乏; 缺少
Deficiency in vitamins/Vitamin deficiency can lead to illness. 身体缺乏维生素就会生病.
(b) [C] instance of this; shortage 缺乏; 匮乏; 短缺
suffering from a deficiency of iron 患缺铁质症状
deficiency diseases, ie those caused by a deficiency of eg vitamins in diet 营养缺乏病.
2 [C] lack of a necessary quality; fault 缺点; 缺陷; 毛病
She can't hide her deficiencies as a writer. 她无法掩盖她身为作家的不足之处.
🎯 考研助记
底肥身细(谐音):底下肥身子细,营养不良- 缺乏 de(否定)+fic(做)+iency:没做好- 缺乏 不足 网友：yqy补充： 与efficiency比较
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'fiʃәnsi]n. 缺乏, 不足【医】 缺乏, 不足【经】 亏绌, 不足, 货物缺陷
🏥 医学释义
①缺乏，不足 ②故障
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Yu Yan and Jim were neck and neck. They both passed on their sticks at the same time.
余延和吉姆跑得一样快。
They've got some beautiful pigs.
他们有一些漂亮的猪。
Oh, I don't know. You decide!
哦，我不知道，你来决定。