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Adequate ædɪkwət Wages Support Wife Children 他的工资不足以抚养妻儿 重点词汇

Front adequate
Pron ['ædɪkwət]
Back 【ADEQUATE】
His wages are not adequate to support his wife and children.
他的工资不足以抚养妻儿。
【重点词汇】
adequate adj. 足够的 反: insufficient
Vocab
adequatehaving the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

When you want to say that something is enough or good enough for a particular need, use the adjective adequate. You might have an adequate amount of flour for a batch of pancakes, but not a lot extra.

Adequate can also describe something that is acceptable or satisfactory, but not any better than that. You might say that a student's grades are adequate but need improvement. This word is from Latin adaequāre"to make equal," from the prefix ad- plus aequare "to equal."

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