underdevelopment

英 [ˌʌndədɪ'veləpmənt] 美 [ˌʌndədɪ'veləpmənt]

• n. 发展不充分；不发达；发育不良；[摄]显影不足

英英释义

Noun:

1. state of inadequate development;

   "much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry"
   

2. (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Long sticks pith underdevelopment.
   长枝髓心不发达。
2. Much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry.
   工业的不发达是这个国家贫困的主要原因。

词汇搭配

• underdeveloped 发育不全的
• underdevelopment equilibrium 低度发展均衡状态...
• economics of underdevelopment 经济不发达, 发展中...