Under-served describes a group of people, or the place they live, that does not get enough of some service — health care, schools, banks, buses, shops, internet. The word does not say anyone did anything wrong on purpose; it just says the supply is too thin for the need.

Under-served describes a group of people, or the place they live用來形容一群人，或他們住的地方，that does not get enough of some service得不到足夠的某種服務——health care, schools, banks, buses, shops, internet醫療、學校、銀行、公車、商店、網路。The word does not say anyone did anything wrong on purpose這個字沒有說誰故意做錯了什麼；it just says the supply is too thin for the need它只是說供給跟不上需求。

You hear it most from governments, charities, hospitals, and companies, and it is a fairly formal, report-and-policy sort of word rather than something you say at dinner. It usually points at whole groups or areas, not one person: an under-served community, an under-served rural district, under-served students.

You hear it most from governments, charities, hospitals, and companies你最常從政府、慈善機構、醫院和公司口中聽到這個字，and it is a fairly formal, report-and-policy sort of word rather than something you say at dinner它是相當正式、常出現在報告和政策裡的用詞，不是吃飯聊天會說的話。It usually points at whole groups or areas, not one person它通常是在指整個群體或地區，不是單一個人：an under-served communityan under-served community（服務不足的社區）、an under-served rural districtan under-served rural district（服務不足的鄉村地區）、under-served studentsunder-served students（資源不足的學生）。

Businesses have borrowed it too, in a hopeful way — 'an under-served market' means a lot of customers nobody is selling to yet, so it is an opportunity rather than a sadness.

Businesses have borrowed it too, in a hopeful way企業也借用了這個字，用比較樂觀的方式——'an under-served market' means a lot of customers nobody is selling to yet'an under-served market'（未被滿足的市場）指的是還有很多顧客沒有人賣東西給他們，so it is an opportunity rather than a sadness所以這是一個機會，而不是一件可惜的事。

Written both as under-served and underserved; both are fine, and the one-word spelling is more common in American writing. There is a matching verb, to underserve, but it is much rarer than the adjective.

Written both as under-served and underserved可以寫成under-served，也可以寫成underserved；both are fine兩種都可以，and the one-word spelling is more common in American writing美式寫法比較常用連在一起的那種。There is a matching verb, to underserve有一個對應的動詞to underserve，but it is much rarer than the adjective但比形容詞少見得多。