the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
"he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
the quality of being sufficient for the end in view;
"he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
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用作名词 (n.)
The adequacy of the security arrangements has been questioned. 有人质疑安全措施是否足够。
Nietzsche's Enlightenment predecessors had already established the adequacy of empirical methods to explain what goes on in the nonhuman world. 尼采的启蒙运动前辈们已经建立了足够的经验方法去解释在非人的世界上在发生什么事情。
He questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the golden rule. 对黄金规则所做的通常带有感情色彩的解释是否适当,对此问题他表示质疑。
It should evaluate the adequacy of an administrator's decision in light of the information produced by an advisory committee. 来根据咨询委员会提供的信息评判行政官员决定的适当性。