adjective

adequate

足夠的, 適當的, 尚可的

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。

((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.

同義詞: sufficient, enough, satisfactory; 反義詞: inadequate, insufficient

源自拉丁語「adaequatus」(使相等),由「ad-」(向)和「aequus」(相等)構成。

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。

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