adequate
翻譯
足夠的, 適當的, 尚可的
例句
The food was adequate for the party.
食物足夠聚會用。
His performance was adequate, but not great.
他的表現尚可,但並不出色。
文法模式
((for sth.)) 對…來說是足夠的 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.
近義詞
同義詞: sufficient, enough, satisfactory; 反義詞: inadequate, insufficient
詞源
源自拉丁語「adaequatus」(使相等),由「ad-」(向)和「aequus」(相等)構成。
記憶技巧
可以聯想「add equal」(添加至相等)。意思是添加了足夠的量,使其與需求相等。