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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ad·e·quate 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 • ad·e·quate·ly adverb • ad·e·quate·ness noun English Etymology adequate 1610s, from L. adæquatus "equalized," pp. of adæquare "to make equal to," from ad- "to" + æquare "make level," from æquus(see equal). The sense is of being "equal to what is required." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ adequate ad·equate / 5AdikwEt / adjective ~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need 足够的；合格的；合乎需要的: an adequate supply of hot water 热水供应充足 The room was small but adequate. 房间虽小但够用。 The space available is not adequate for our needs. 现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。 There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students. 为残疾学生提供的服务不够。 He didn't give an adequate answer to the question. 他没有对这个问题作出满意的答覆。 training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry 足以满足未来工业需要的培训 OPP inadequate • ad·equacy / 5AdikwEsi / noun [U] : The adequacy of the security arrangements has been questioned. 有人质疑安全措施是否足够。 OPP inadequacy • ad·equate·ly adv.: Are you adequately insured? 你保够了险吗？ OPP inadequately Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English adequate adj. VERBS be, prove, seem | remain | consider sth, think sth The trains were not considered adequate for use on the modern railways. ADV. really, very | perfectly, quite, totally | more than The system is more than adequate to deal with any problems. | barely, hardly, less than, not entirely, not wholly The grants given to students are less than adequate. | more or less The amount of money we have been given is more or less adequate. | still | no longer PREP. for The old computer is still perfectly adequate for most tasks. OLT adequate adj. ⇨ adequate Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged adequate I. adequate transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin adaequatus 1. obsolete : equal 2. obsolete : to make equal or sufficient : equalize II. ad·e·quate \ˈadə̇kwə̇t, -ēk-, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin adaequatus, past participle of adaequare to make equal, from ad- + aequare to equal — more at equate 1. obsolete : equal in size or scope 2. : equal to, proportionate to, or fully sufficient for a specified or implied requirement; often : narrowly or barely sufficient : no more than satisfactory — often used with to and sometimes with for or with < public issues are so large and so involved that … only a few … can hope to have any adequate comprehension of them — G.L.Dickinson > < with only six men covering two million acres, adequate fire prevention is impossible — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < a solution adequate to the problem > 3. : legally sufficient : such as is lawfully and reasonably sufficient < adequate grounds for a lawsuit > 4. logic : fully representative < an adequate definition > Synonyms: see sufficient |
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