英英單字圖文記憶(082)
inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwɪt]：
If something is
inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough.
【不充分的;不足的;不夠好的】
If someone feels
inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities
necessary to do something.
分解：前綴in，表示："不、無、非"；前綴ad，無義，僅表示強調；字根equ=equal/even，表示："相等,平均"；後綴ate，形容詞，表：有…之性質。
分析：”不平均” = 不充分的;不足的;不夠好的。引伸為 “不夠格的;不能勝任的;不適合的”。
For example，
Supplies of food and
medicines are inadequate. 食物和藥品供應不足。
His income is inadequate
to pay for it. 他的收入不夠支付此事的費用。
He's inadequate for the
job. 他不能勝任那個工作。
