[がいせつ, gaisetsu] (adj-na, n) appropriateness; adequacy; aptness [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Adequacy \Ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [See {Adequate}.]
The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or
sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the
adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adequacy
n 1: the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
"he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental
interpretation of the Golden Rule" [syn: {adequacy},
{adequateness}] [ant: {inadequacy}, {inadequateness}]
2: the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he
questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" [syn:
{sufficiency}, {adequacy}] [ant: {deficiency}, {inadequacy},
{insufficiency}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย