〜に足る
Formation
N1EvaluationFormal/StiffAcademicNewsBusiness
Variations
に足りる
Meaning
Used to indicate that something is 'worthy of' or 'deserving of' a particular quality, trust, or consideration.
Note
A formal and stiff expression. Often used in fixed phrases like '信頼に足る' (worthy of trust) or '取るに足りない' (insignificant/not worth mentioning).
Examples
彼は信頼に足る人物だ。
He is a person worthy of trust.
恐れるに足りない相手だ。
It is an opponent not worthy of fear.
これはわざわざ議論するに足る問題ではない。
This is not an issue worthy of going out of the way to discuss.
満足に足る成果が得られた。
Results worthy of satisfaction were obtained.
誇るに足る歴史を持っている。
It has a history worthy of pride.
その説は、検討するに足るだけの根拠がない。
That theory does not have enough evidence to be worthy of consideration.