sufficiency

IPA/səˈfɪʃnsi/
KK[səfˈɪʃənsi]IPA/səˈfɪʃnsi/

sufficiency — 名詞

1. the condition in which the amount or level of something meets what a person or g

1.名詞B2
釋義

充足

所需數量或程度足夠的狀態

the condition in which the amount or level of something meets what a person or group requires, without going beyond what is necessary.

例句

The camp near the border had a sufficiency of clean water for the first time.

邊境附近的難民營終於有了充足的乾淨用水。

sufficiency of + noun phrase

There was no sufficiency of beds at the shelter to house families from the flood.

收容所沒有足夠的床位來安置逃離水災的家庭。

常見搭配
  • a sufficiency of
  • prove the sufficiency of
  • ensure the sufficiency of
  • question the sufficiency of
  • examine the sufficiency of
  • demonstrate the sufficiency of
同義詞
  • adequacy

    very close in meaning; 'adequacy' often suggests the minimum acceptable level, while 'sufficiency' implies an exact match to need

  • enough

    simpler and far more common in everyday speech; 'enough' can also serve as a noun ('I've had enough')

  • plenty

    suggests more than just enough — a generous or comfortable amount, not merely adequate

  • abundance

    stronger than 'plenty'; implies a large surplus far beyond what is needed

反義詞
  • insufficiency

    the direct opposite — the state of not being enough for a purpose

  • shortage

    focuses on a concrete lack in quantity; more specific than abstract insufficiency

  • lack

    stronger and more general; can mean complete absence rather than just inadequacy

文法句型

a sufficiency of + noun

用法筆記

Typically used with 'of' to specify what is sufficient (e.g. a sufficiency of evidence, a sufficiency of food). More formal than 'enough' — common in academic, legal, and administrative writing. The indefinite article 'a' is standard before 'sufficiency' when it is followed by 'of'.

常見錯誤

We have sufficiency food for the trip.
We have a sufficiency of food for the trip.
'sufficiency' is a noun, not an adjective; use the pattern 'a sufficiency of'.
The water is sufficiency.
The water is sufficient.
'sufficiency' is a noun; the adjective form you need is 'sufficient'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • sufficiency of evidence
  • sufficiency of food
  • sufficiency of water
  • sufficiency of resources
  • sufficiency of supplies

常用片語

  • a sufficiency of
  • prove the sufficiency of
  • ensure the sufficiency of
  • question the sufficiency of

介系詞搭配

  • sufficiency of