adequate
英['?d?kw?t]
美[??d?kw?t]
- adj. 充足的；適當的；勝任的
詞態變化
副詞:?adequately;名詞:?adequacy;
助記提示
1. ad‐一再，一再表示平等.
2. 諧音“俺得夸他”（他做得足夠的好）。
中文詞源
adequate 足夠的
前綴ad-, 去，往。詞根equ, 等同,見equal, 相等的。此處指足夠多的。
英文詞源
- adequate
- adequate: see equal
- adequate (adj.)
- 1610s, from Latin adaequatus "equalized," past participle of adaequare "to make equal to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aequare "make level," from aequus (see equal (adj.)). The sense is of being "equal to what is required." Related: Adequateness.
雙語例句
- 1. People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.
- 人們譴責該政府部門未能采取足夠的預防措施。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education.
- 大多數州都保障人們免費享受充分教育的權利。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They had rushed in without adequate appreciation of the task.
- 他們還沒有充分了解這項任務就倉促行動了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The western diet should be perfectly adequate for most people.
- 西方的日常飲食應該完全適合于大多數人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Without adequate information, many students choose a college almost blindly.
- 因為缺少足夠的信息，許多學生都是近乎盲目地選擇大學。
來自柯林斯例句