in·ef·fi·cient /-ˈfɪʃənt/
(a.)無效率的,無能的
In·ef·fi·cient a.
1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired, or achieiving the effect by unnnecessary and excessive expenditure of resources; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures; inefficient methods are too expensive.
2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.
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inefficient
adj 1: not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient
campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient
design and methods" [ant: efficient]
2: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively;
inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient
workers" [syn: ineffective]