单词 | non-proficiency |
释义 | non-proficiencyn. Now rare. Lack of proficiency; failure to make progress or improve; unskilfulness. Cf. improficiency n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > lack of proficiency non-proficiency1593 improficience1605 improficiency1647 non-proficiencea1711 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation To Rdr. sig. **2v He shall finde a cold aduersary of him, that..might easely be induced to be the Inuectiue of his owne Non-proficiency. 1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders 30 He twits his auditors not so much for their non-proficiencie..as for their deficiency. 1666 W. Sancroft Lex Ignea 10 Our foul and shameful Non-proficiency under so plentiful a Grace. 1671 J. Webster Metallographia i. 16 The reasons of the non-proficiency of the knowledge of Minerals and Metals in general. 1966 Random House Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Non-proficiency, absence or lack of proficiency. 1984 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 53 464 It can be asserted that if one's pattern of reading non-proficiency is not altered by adulthood, he/she will be poorly equipped to handle adequately the immense informational demands. 1999 Japan Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. The menu is inscribed in both Korean and Japanese, but nonproficiency in either language need not be a major stumbling block. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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