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inefficient

英 [ɪnɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nt] 美 [,ɪnɪ'fɪʃnt]

adj. 无效率的，效率低的；无能的

中文词源

inefficient 无效率的

in-,不，非，efficient,有效率的。

英文词源

inefficient (adj.): 1750, "not producing the desired effect," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + efficient. Related: Inefficiency (1749); inefficiently.

双语例句

1. Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions.: 总之，易货贸易是一种效率很低的交易形式。

2. Non-state firms gradually elbow aside the inefficient state-owned ones.: 非国有企业逐渐挤掉了效率低下的国有企业。

3. The protesters say the government is corrupt and inefficient.: 抗议者称政府腐败无能。

4. The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient.: 铁路公司冗员过多，工作效率出了名地低。

5. The welfare system is grossly inequitable and inefficient.: 福利制度非常不公平，效率也极低。