underfunding
資金不足
解説 Definition
十分な資金が供給されていない状態。予算不足。
Underfunding is a situation in which a person, project, service, or organization does not receive enough money to work properly. It is often used when talking about schools, hospitals, public programs, or business plans. The word suggests that the lack of money causes problems or weak results.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
under + funding で「必要額のラインを下回る資金供給」と分けると覚えやすいです。fund は「基金・資金」、-ing でその状態。underpaid, understaffed と同じく under- は「不足・不十分」の感覚。単に no money ではなく、「本来は回るはずの仕組みに対して予算が足りない」場面を思い浮かべると定着します。chronic underfunding, public-school underfunding のように、長引く予算不足が制度や現場を弱らせる文脈でよく出ます。
Break it into `under` + `funding`. `Under-` often gives the idea of "not enough," like in `underpaid` or `understaffed`. So think of money support falling below the needed level, especially in phrases like `chronic underfunding` or `school underfunding`.
例文
The hospital suffered from chronic underfunding.
その病院は慢性的な資金不足に苦しんでいた。
Underfunding limited the school's programs.
資金不足は学校のプログラムを制限していた。
The project was hampered by underfunding.
プロジェクトは資金不足によって妨げられた。
underfunding の類義語・関連語
underfunding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
underfundingは古英語under「不足して」+ fund + -ingから成る語です。fundは古フランス語を経てラテン語fundus「底・土台」にさかのぼるため、活動を支える土台の資金が足りないという像から「資金不足」になります。関連語はfund, foundation。
Underfunding is formed from under- + funding. Fund came through French from Latin fundus, meaning "bottom," "base," or "foundation," and it is related to foundation. The sense developed from a financial base that is too small, leading to the idea of not providing enough money.
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