adequate
翻译
足够的, 适当的, 尚可的
例句
The food was adequate for the party.
食物足够聚会用。
His performance was adequate, but not great.
他的表现尚可，但并不出色。
语法模式
((for sth.)) 对…来说是足够的 The water supply is adequate for the small town.
((to do sth.)) 足以做某事 His skills are adequate to do the job.
近义词
同义词: sufficient, enough, satisfactory; 反义词: inadequate, insufficient
词源
源自拉丁语“adaequatus”（使相等），由“ad-”（向）和“aequus”（相等）构成。
记忆技巧
可以联想“add equal”（添加至相等）。意思是添加了足够的量，使其与需求相等。