adequate
翻译
足够的, 适当的, 合格的
例句
The food was adequate for our needs.
食物足以满足我们的需要。
His performance was adequate, but not outstanding.
他的表现尚可，但并不出色。
语法模式
adequate ((for sth./sb.)) 对(某事/某人)来说足够的 The food was adequate for our needs.
adequate ((to do sth.)) 足以做(某事) His skills are adequate to do the job.
近义词
同义词: sufficient, satisfactory, enough; 反义词: inadequate, insufficient
词源
源自拉丁语“adaequatus”，意为“使平等”。由“ad-”（去，向）和“aequus”（平等的）构成。
记忆技巧
可以记成“add equal”（添加平等）。想象一下，添加了足够的量，使其与所需相等。