adequate
翻譯
足夠的, 適當的, 合格的
例句
The food was adequate for our needs.
食物足以滿足我們的需要。
His performance was adequate, but not outstanding.
他的表現尚可,但並不傑出。
文法模式
adequate ((for sth./sb.)) 對(某事/某人)來說足夠的 The food was adequate for our needs.
adequate ((to do sth.)) 足以做(某事) His skills are adequate to do the job.
近義詞
同義詞: sufficient, satisfactory, enough; 反義詞: inadequate, insufficient
詞源
源自拉丁語「adaequatus」,意為「使平等」。由「ad-」(去,向)和「aequus」(平等的)構成。
記憶技巧
可以記成「add equal」(添加平等)。想像一下,添加了足夠的量,使其與所需相等。