deficient
a.缺乏的；欠缺的
释义2：
deficient
/ dI5fIFEnt /
◙ adjective1. [predic.] not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient• 不足的，缺乏的 »this diet is deficient in vitamin B. 这个食谱中缺少维生素B 。 insufficient or inadequate• 不充分的，不适当的 »the documentary evidence is deficient. 文献证据不足。 (也作 mentally deficient)(offensive)having a mental handicap• [冒犯] 有智力障碍的，傻的【语源】
1. late 16th cent. (originally in the theological phrase deficient cause, denoting a failure or deficiency that has a particular consequence): from Latin deficient- 'failing', from the verb deficere (see defect )
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