deficit
/ˈdefɪsɪt/noun
1- the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small不足额。
1.1
- an excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period赤字, 亏损, 逆差：
an annual operating deficit
年度运营赤字
mass noun the balance of payments is again in deficit.收支表上又是赤字。
1.2
- (in sport) the amount or score by which a team or individual is losing（体育用语）失分数：
a 3- 0 deficit.
3比0落后。
1.3
- technical a deficiency or failing, especially in a neurological or psychological function〈技〉（神经或心理的）缺陷：
deficits in speech comprehension.
语言理解缺陷。
词源
late 18th cent.: via French from Latin deficit 'it is lacking'， from the verb deficere （see DEFECT1）.