in·ad·e·quate /-kwət/
 (a.)不充分的,不適當的


 in·ad·e·quate /-ɪkwət/ 形容詞
 不充足的,不適當的


 In·ad·e·quate a.  Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
 -- In*ad*e*quate*ly, adv. -- In*ad*e*quate*ness, n.

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 inadequate
      adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements
             especially of a task; "inadequate training"; "the
             staff was inadequate"; "she was inadequate to the job"
             [ant: adequate]
      2: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a
         poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food
         is in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: poor, short]