Adequacy is the quality of being good enough or great enough in amount to be acceptable.
例句
I am very critical of the adequacy of Britain's race laws...我对英国种族法律的适当性颇有微词。Several studies point to a real cause for concern over the adequacy of the diet eaten by British children.针对英国儿童膳食质量的担忧,数份研究将矛头指向了同一根源。
英汉词典释义
n.
足够,充分,充足
the adequacy of resources足够的资源
胜任
He doubted her adequacy for the job.他怀疑她能否胜任这项工作。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
2. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view;
"he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"