英语词汇“adequate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adequate

/ˈadɪkwət

adjective

Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity: this office is perfectly adequate for my needs adequate resources and funding...

They point to figures that show current oil supplies are more than adequate to satisfy demand.
Allocation of adequate resources for research in these fields is highly desirable.
The band simply didn't have the time or resources to find an adequate replacement for Frank.

Synonyms

sufficient, enough, ample, requisite, apposite, appropriate, suitable

acceptable, passable, reasonable, satisfactory, tolerable, fair, fairly good, pretty good, goodish, middle-of-the-road, mediocre, unexceptional, unexceptionable, undistinguished, unremarkable, ordinary, commonplace, indifferent, average, not bad, all right, good enough, so-so, minimal, medium, moderate, run-of-the-mill, forgettable

informal OK, okay, fair-to-middling, nothing to write home about, nothing to shout about, no great shakes, (plain) vanilla, bog-standard

Australian/New Zealand informal half-pie

equal to, up to, capable, of, suited to, suitable for, able to do, qualified for, fit for, good enough for, sufficient for

informal up to scratch

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin adaequatus 'made equal to', past participle of the verb adaequare, from ad- 'to' + aequus 'equal'.

equal from Late Middle English:
A word that came from Latin aequus, which is also at the root of adequate (early 17th century), equable (mid 17th century), equanimity (early 17th century), equate (Middle English), equity (Middle English), equivalent (Late Middle English) ‘of equal worth’, equator (Late Middle English) the circle where day and night are equal, iniquity (Middle English), and, via French, egalitarian (late 19th century). George Orwell's political satire Animal Farm (1945) is the source of the quotation ‘All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.’ Another historic use of equal is from the American Declaration of Independence (1776): ‘We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ See also first

单词	adequate
释义	adequate /ˈadɪkwət / adjective Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity: this office is perfectly adequate for* my needs* adequate resources and funding... They point to figures that show current oil supplies are more than adequate to satisfy demand. Allocation of adequate resources for research in these fields is highly desirable. The band simply didn't have the time or resources to find an adequate replacement for Frank. Synonyms sufficient, enough, ample, requisite, apposite, appropriate, suitable acceptable, passable, reasonable, satisfactory, tolerable, fair, fairly good, pretty good, goodish, middle-of-the-road, mediocre, unexceptional, unexceptionable, undistinguished, unremarkable, ordinary, commonplace, indifferent, average, not bad, all right, good enough, so-so, minimal, medium, moderate, run-of-the-mill, forgettable informal OK, okay, fair-to-middling, nothing to write home about, nothing to shout about, no great shakes, (plain) vanilla, bog-standard Australian/New Zealand informal half-pie equal to, up to, capable, of, suited to, suitable for, able to do, qualified for, fit for, good enough for, sufficient for informal up to scratch Origin Early 17th century: from Latin adaequatus 'made equal to', past participle of the verb adaequare, from ad- 'to' + aequus 'equal'. equal from Late Middle English: A word that came from Latin aequus, which is also at the root of adequate (early 17th century), equable (mid 17th century), equanimity (early 17th century), equate (Middle English), equity (Middle English), equivalent (Late Middle English) ‘of equal worth’, equator (Late Middle English) the circle where day and night are equal, iniquity (Middle English), and, via French, egalitarian (late 19th century). George Orwell's political satire Animal Farm (1945) is the source of the quotation ‘All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.’ Another historic use of equal is from the American Declaration of Independence (1776): ‘We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ See also first
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