in·suf·fi·cien·cy /ˌɪn(t)səˈfɪʃən(t)si/
 不充分,不足,不適當


 in·suf·fi·cien·cy /ˌɪn(t)səˈfɪʃənsɪ/ 名詞
 不充分,不足,機能不全,閉鎖不全


 In·suf·fi·cien·cy n.
 1. The quality or state of being insufficient; lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
    The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied.   --Hooker.
 2. Lack of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.

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 insufficiency
      n 1: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my
           report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy
           in the parents" [syn: inadequacy]
      2: (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function
         normally
      3: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of
         unemployment benefits" [syn: inadequacy, deficiency]
         [ant: sufficiency, sufficiency]