sufficiency

/səˈfɪʃnsi/ (bre, ipa) · [səfˈɪʃənsi] /səˈfɪʃnsi/ (ame, ipa) · [səfˈɪʃənsi] /sə-ˈfi-shən(t)-sē How to pronounce sufficiency (audio)/ (ame, mw)

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。

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'.