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
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📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Quick! said Li Lei. Lucy and Wei Hua, go round that corner and stop the traffic.
“快！”李垒说，“露茜和魏华，去那拐弯处拦住车辆”。
Let me see. Er, I've been here for just over two years.
让我想想。嗯，我到这儿刚好两年多时间。
It's Tree Planting Day. We're going to plant trees in the park along the lake.
明天是植树节。我们要去公园/沿着湖边种树。