Front | adequate |
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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." All forms of 'adequate' will appear on average once every 217 pages. inadequacy adequacy adequate adequately adequateness inadequate inadequately inadequateness |
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