insufficiently
insufficiently — 副詞
1. without enough quantity, strength, or quality to achieve a desired result or mee
不足
未達到所需程度地
without enough quantity, strength, or quality to achieve a desired result or meet a required standard, often in formal assessments.
The team was insufficiently staffed for the holiday rush, so the manager hired extra workers.
該團隊人手不足，無法應付假期旺季，所以經理額外僱用了幾名員工。
be insufficiently staffed — common passive pattern
Meera thought her application was insufficiently detailed and spent another hour adding more information.
Meera 認為她的申請書內容不夠詳盡，於是又花了一小時補充更多資料。
insufficiently + past participle (detailed)
The charity's funds were insufficiently spread among the villages, so some received almost nothing.
該慈善機構的資金分配不足，導致有些村莊幾乎什麼都沒拿到。
Liam found the safety rules insufficiently clear and asked his supervisor to explain them.
Liam 發現安全規則不夠清楚，於是請主管說明。
The old pipes were insufficiently insulated and burst when the temperature dropped below freezing.
老舊的管線隔熱不足，氣溫降到冰點以下時就爆裂了。
- inadequately
broader and more common in both formal and informal contexts; 'inadequately' can also imply poor quality, not just low quantity
- poorly
less formal and more general; can mean both 'not enough' and 'badly done'
- scantily
narrower meaning — specifically about small amount or coverage, often of clothing or resources
- sufficiently
direct opposite — to an adequate degree
- adequately
more common in everyday use; sufficient for a purpose
文法句型
be insufficiently + past participle
insufficiently + adjective
insufficiently + past participle + for + noun
用法筆記
Common in formal and evaluative writing such as reports, reviews, and performance assessments. In everyday conversation, 'not enough' or 'not sufficiently' often feel more natural.