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adequate

英 ['ædɪkwət] 美 [ˈædɪkwət]

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解释

adj. 充足的；适当的；胜任的

※ 提供单词"adequate"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

adequate 足够的

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根equ, 等同,见equal, 相等的。此处指足够多的。

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

1. People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.: 人们谴责该政府部门未能采取足够的预防措施。

2. Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education.: 大多数州都保障人们免费享受充分教育的权利。

3. They had rushed in without adequate appreciation of the task.: 他们还没有充分了解这项任务就仓促行动了。

4. The western diet should be perfectly adequate for most people.: 西方的日常饮食应该完全适合于大多数人。

5. Without adequate information, many students choose a college almost blindly.: 因为缺少足够的信息，许多学生都是近乎盲目地选择大学。