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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries装備不十分な
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sōbi jūbun de nai
"そのチームは急な事態に対して装備不十分だった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking the necessary skills, qualities, or equipment to do something successfully.
"The small hospital was ill-equipped to handle the sudden influx of patients." - 2
Not provided with the required physical tools or resources for a specific task or environment.
"We felt completely ill-equipped for the harsh winter conditions without proper gear."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adverb 'ill' (derived from Old Norse 'illr', meaning bad or difficult, used since Middle English to form compounds denoting deficiency) with 'equipped', the past participle of 'equip' (derived from Old French 'equiper', ultimately from Old Norse 'skipa', meaning to man a ship). Together, the compound has been used since the 17th century to describe lacking necessary tools, qualities, or preparation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ill-equipped" is said worldwide
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mal équipé
Transliteration: mal e-ki-pe
"Le laboratoire était mal équipé pour cette recherche."
schlecht ausgestattet
Transliteration: shleht aus-ge-sh-tat
"Die Schule ist für den digitalen Unterricht schlecht ausgestattet."
mal equipaggiato
Transliteration: mal e-kwip-pad-ja-to
"Gli escursionisti erano mal equipaggiati per la tempesta."
mal equipado
Transliteration: mal e-ki-pa-do
"El ejército estaba mal equipado para el combate en la selva."
mal equipado
Transliteration: maw e-ki-pa-du
"O escritório estava mal equipado para o trabalho remoto."
असुसज्जित
Transliteration: asusajjit
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कंपनी भविष्य की चुनौतियों से निपटने के लिए असुसज्जित थी।"
装备不良
Transliteration: zhuāngbèi bùliáng
Script: 中文汉字
"救援队装备不良，无法进入灾区。"
장비가 부실한
Transliteration: jang-bi-ga bu-sil-han
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 그 위기를 대처하기에 장비가 부실했다."
装備不十分な
Transliteration: sōbi jūbun de nai
Script: 日本語
"そのチームは急な事態に対して装備不十分だった。"
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