| 释义 |
suf·fi·cien·cy
\-nsē, -nsi\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Late Latin sufficientia, from Latin sufficient-, sufficiens sufficient + -ia -y
1. : sufficient means to meet one's obligations or satisfy on's needs : competency; also : a modest but not parsimonious scale or way of living : adequate comfort
2. : the quality or state of being sufficient or adequate to the end proposed : adequacy
< question the sufficiency of the equipment >
: enough
< eat a sufficiency >
3. : the character or fact of being qualified : ability, capacity
< the sufficiency of the present laws to meet a severe financial crisis >
4. : conceit, self-confidence, self-sufficiency
< the master had not flinched … nor … did he betray the least sufficiency — R.L.Stevenson > |