"deficient" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 缺乏的
• 不足的

Definition

如果某物是缺乏的，表示它沒有所需的數量或品質，存在不足。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Deficient” 多用於正式場合，尤其指健康、營養、表現等領域的不足，如 'deficient in vitamin D'。避免直接用於人，以免造成冒犯。

Examples

This diet is deficient in vitamins.

這種飲食**缺乏**維生素。

The report was deficient and needed more details.

這份報告**不充分**，需要更多細節。

If the machine’s power is deficient, it will not work well.

如果機器的動力**不足**，它就無法正常運作。

Doctors said she was deficient in iron, which made her feel tired.

醫生說她**缺乏**鐵，所以經常覺得很累。

The company’s software is deficient compared to its competitors.

公司的軟體與競爭對手相比**存在不足**。

"I think the plan is deficient. There are too many gaps," the manager said.

經理說：「我認為這個計劃**有缺陷**，漏洞太多。」