| 单词 | adequacy |
| 释义 | adequacy (once / 3600 pages) n Adequacy is the state of being sufficient for the purpose concerned. The meaning doesn't suggest abundance or excellence, or even more than what is absolutely necessary. Adequacy is simply the state of sufficiency. There is a current of equality running through the noun adequacy. The Latin word from which it is derived is adaequāre, "to make something equal to something else." The English word made its appearance in the early 1800s as a derivative of the adjective adequate. Adequacy means being equal to the requirements of the situation — no more, no less. Theater critic Walter Kerr once wrote this scathing review of an actor: "He has delusions of adequacy." WORD FAMILYadequacy: adequacies, inadequacy+/adequate: adequacy, adequately, adequateness, inadequate/inadequacy: inadequacies/inadequate: inadequately, inadequateness USAGE EXAMPLESComplicating matters, the Kansas Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on a lawsuit challenging the adequacy of state funding for public schools. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) Starting with a 1990 court case in Kentucky, courts started asking about “adequacy” instead. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) That’s when issues like Malaysia’s reserve adequacy grow more critical. Wall Street Journal(Nov 21, 2016) 1n the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule" Syn|Ant|Hyper adequateness inadequacy, inadequateness unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate satisfactoriness the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement 2n the quality of being sufficient for the end in view Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper sufficiency deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency lack of an adequate quantity or number ampleness the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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