n.足够；适当
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。
n.不充分；不足；不胜任；缺乏信心；缺陷
