英语释义
1. lacking in some necessary quality or element
deficient in judgment bones deficient in calcium
2. not up to a normal standard or complement (see complement entry 1 sense 1b(1)) defective
deficient strength … rusted and aging pipes … abetted by deficient maintenance and sabotage.
— Adam Nossiter
3. a person or thing that is deficient
a mental deficient
4. not having enough of something that is important or necessary
5. not good enough not as good as others
6. lacking something necessary for completeness or health
Her diet is deficient in proteins.
7. lacking in some necessary quality or element
a deficient diet
8. not up to a normal standard or complement
deficient strength
9. having, relating to, or characterized by a genetic deletion
10. one that is deficient
a mental deficient