deficiency 英[dɪˈfɪʃnsi] 美[dɪˈfɪʃənsi] n. 缺乏,不足; 缺点,缺陷; 不足额; [例句]It's a chicken and egg situation. Does the deficiency lead to the eczema or has the eczema led to certain deficiencies?这是个鸡和蛋的问题。是因为营养缺乏导致湿疹呢,还是湿疹导致了某些营养缺乏?
current 英[ˈkʌrənt] 美[ˈkɜ:rənt] adj. 现在的; 最近的; 流行的; 流传的; n. 电流; 趋势; 水流; 涌流; The current situation is very different to that in 1990...当前的形势与1990年截然不同。
insufficient 英[ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt] 美[ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt] adj. 不足的,不够的; 绌; 亏短; 支绌; [例句]He decided there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal proceedings他认定证据不充分无法提起刑事诉讼。
literature 英[ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)] 美[ˈlɪtərəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ] n. 文学; 文献; 文学作品; 著作; [例句]It may not be great literature but it certainly had me riveted!这可能不算伟大的文学作品,但它无疑深深地吸引了我!
inadequacy 英[ɪnˈædɪkwəsi] 美[ɪnˈædɪkwəsi] n. 不充分,不适当; 不完全; [医] 官能不足,机能不全; 不十分; [例句]The inadequacies of the current system have already been recognised人们已经认识到现行体制的不足。
不谋全局者不足以谋一域,不谋万世者不足以谋一时Who doesn't study for overall situation is hardly to manage for one aspect;who has no long-term consideration is hardly to organize temporarily.
一般情况下,不足,欠缺的英文翻译可以是:not enough(形容词,作表语), insufficient(形容词,作表语、定语), shortage(名词,作主语),lack(名词或动词,作主语或谓语)。 如果意思是不够完美的话,可以用imperfect (形容词,作表语或定语) ,或者用词组need to be improved, need improving也可以。比如说,我们的生活水平还有待提高:Our living standard needs to be improved.