sufficiency
UK/sә'fiʃәnsi/US
B2
Definitions
n.
The state of being enough; an adequate amount
充足，足够
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsufficient (suf- 'up from below' + fic 'make' = made up to the required amount) + -ency. sufficiency = the state of having been made up to enough.
Root fac still carries 273 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.self-sufficiency自给自足
- 2.energy sufficiency能源充足
- 3.achieve sufficiency实现自足
Example Sentences
- 1.
The goal is energy sufficiency without imports.
- 2.
He valued the quiet sufficiency of his small farm.