the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"必要を十分に満たすことのできる性質適切さ
例:He questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule. 彼は黄金律の通例の感情に影響された解釈の適切性について異議を唱えた。