deficiency

词根词缀:

后缀
-ency, -iency 表名词,“性质,状态,行为”,为后缀-ence的变体

complacency n. 自满

com 加强 + plac 使满意 + ency 性质,状态,行为 → 自己觉得满意 → 自满

consistency n. 一致性

consist 一致 + ency 性质,状态,行为 → 一致性

currency n. 流通;货币

curr 跑 + ency 性质,状态,行为 → 钱在市场上跑 → 流通

deficiency n. 缺点

de 否定 + fic 做 + iency 性质,状态,行为 → 做得不够 → 缺点

delinquency n. 失职;违法行为,(尤指)青少年犯罪

de 加强 + linqu 离开 + ency 性质,状态,行为 → 一再离开〔岗位〕→ 失职

dependency n. 依赖

de + pend 悬挂 + ency 性质,状态,行为 → 一再挂靠 → 依赖

efficiency n. 效率

ef 加强 + fic 做 + iency 性质,状态,行为 → 做,发挥作用 → 效率

emergency n. 紧急情况

emerge 出现 + ency 性质,状态,行为 → 紧急情况

persistency n. 坚持

persist 坚持 + ency 性质,状态,行为 → 坚持

solvency n. 溶解力;还债能力

solve 溶解 + ency 性质,状态,行为 → 溶解力;还债能力

tendency n. 趋向

tend 趋向 + ency 性质,状态,行为 → 趋向

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

Congenital factors were weakness of spleen and stomach, kidney-Yang deficiency.

先天因素包括素体脾胃虚弱、肾阳虚衰;

This is a calcium deficiency, some of it?

这是缺钙的一些表现吗?

Many other unexplained nonparasitic disease of different plant species were shown to result from born deficiency.

许多植物的其它不能解释的非寄生性病害均表明为缺硼所致。

NOTE: Anaemia is not always caused by iron deficiency-lead poisoning and thalassaemia can also produce anaemia.

注意:贫血并不总是由缺铁引起,铅中毒和地中海贫血症也会导致贫血。

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency may be involved in the development of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease in humans.

背景:维生素D缺乏可能参与人类动脉粥样硬化和冠心病的发生发展。

This is the reaction of calcium deficiency.

这是缺钙的反应。