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sufficiency

英 [sə'fɪʃ(ə)nsɪ] 美[sə'fɪʃnsi]
  • n. 足量,充足;自满

英英释意


1. sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations;
"her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"
2. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose;
"enough is as good as a feast"
"there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"
3. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view;
"he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"