underserved

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌʌndəˈsɜːvd/    美 /ˌʌndɚˈsɝvd/|/ˌɐndəˈsɜːvd/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of underserve form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Underresourced; not having sufficient service.
    — Many families who live paycheck-to-paycheck are currently underserved by the financial services industry.
  2. Underresourced; not having sufficient service.; Disadvantaged with regard to health services because of inability to pay, inability to access care, or other disparities for reasons of race, religion, language group or social status.
  3. Underresourced; not having sufficient service.; Poorly served.
    — It's too early to say precisely which corridors it will use, but TS notes a potential focus on underserved areas with poor connectivity - a need to improve access to the city centre, hospitals, colleges, employment centres, shopping centres and leisure facilities.

词形变化

more underserved comparative most underserved superlative under-served alternative

词源

词源 1
From under- + served.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English serve
English underserve
English -ed
English underserved
From underserve + -ed.
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