deficiency

deficiency

英 [dɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nsɪ]
　　美 [dɪ'fɪʃənsi]

n. 缺陷，缺點；缺乏；不足的數額

中文詞源：

deficiency 缺陷

de-, 不，非，使相反。-fic, 做，詞源同defect, efficient. 即沒做好，缺陷。

例句：

1. Symptoms of anaemia include weakness, fatigue and iron deficiency.
貧血的癥狀包括虛弱、疲勞和缺鐵。

2. They did blood tests on him for signs of vitamin deficiency.
他們給他驗瞭血，以檢查是否有維生素缺乏的跡象。

3. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
AIDS是獲得性免疫缺損綜合征的縮寫。

4. Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
飲食中缺乏維生素可能導致疾病。

5. During the war children suffered from a deficiency of food.
戰爭期間孩子們遭受缺乏食物之苦.