Adequate
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 令人满意的, 充分的
- [英] adj. 令人满意的, 充分的 ( satisfactory in quantity or quality)
- [记] ad+equ ( 平等) +ate -> 比平等的多 -> 充分的;
- [同] 派生词: adequacy ( n.足够, 充分) 同根词: equable ( 脾气温和的) , equation ( 方程式)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Latin adaequatus, past participle of adaequare to make equal, from ad- + aequare to equal — more at equable
- Date: circa 1617
- 1. sufficient for a specific requirement adequate taxation of goods; also barely sufficient or satisfactory her first performance was merely adequate
- 2. lawfully and reasonably sufficient adequate grounds for a lawsuit
- Synonyms: see sufficient
- • adequately adverb
- • adequateness noun
