adequate的读音 adequate中文意思

英音  [ˈædɪkwət] 
美音  [ˈædɪkwɪt] 
adj. 足够的;适当的,恰当的;差强人意的;胜任的
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。
adequate 用法和例句
Most sites don 't have adequate toilets or latrines .
大多数安置点没有足够的厕所或便坑。
Many families remain homeless or lack adequate medical care .
许多家庭依旧无家可归,或缺少充足的医疗服务。
Do you think the russian reaction was adequate and proportionate ?
那么,你认为俄罗斯的反映是否足够并且适当?
Adequate pensions were provided in the same way .
养老金也以同样的方式充分补给。
Look at their architecture , learn from them and reuse when adequate .
研究他们的架构,从中学习并在适当的地方重用。

汉语翻译

a. 适当的, 足够的
【法】 胜任的, 适当的, 充分的

词型变化

副词:adequately 名词:adequacy 

词意辨析

adequate, enough, sufficient
这些形容词均含“足够的,充足的”之意。
adequate: 指数量上足够,质量上适当。
enough: 最普通用词,口语、书面语可用,较侧重分量或数量的足够,多指希望的满足。
sufficient: 正式用词,侧重数目或数量或程度达到某一特定要求或需要。

英语解释

形容词 adequate:

  1. (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task
  2. enough to meet a purpose同义词:decent, enough
  3. about average; acceptable同义词:passable, fair to middling, tolerable

例句

  1. The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.该镇未采取适当的防洪措施,现在吃到了苦头。
  2. That's not an adequate explanation.这并不足以说明问题。
  3. Our bodies need adequate nutrition.我们的身体需要充足的营养。
  4. And last but not least there is the question of adequate funding.最後同样重要的是要有足够的资金的问题。
  5. She had adequate grounds for a divorce.她离婚有充分的理由。
  6. Our accommodation is barely adequate.我们的住房不太够用。
  7. Their earnings are adequate to their needs.他们挣的钱够用了。