Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Inadequacy \In*ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [From {Inadequate}.]
The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient;
defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
[1913 Webster]
The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged
causes. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inadequacy
n 1: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of
unemployment benefits" [syn: {insufficiency}, {inadequacy},
{deficiency}] [ant: {adequacy}, {sufficiency}]
2: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my
report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in
the parents" [syn: {insufficiency}, {inadequacy}]
3: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate [syn:
{inadequacy}, {inadequateness}] [ant: {adequacy},
{adequateness}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
