| 单词 | adequate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ædikwit] |
| 解释 | a.足够的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 令人满意的,充分的(s atisfactory 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) |
| 字源 | adequate (adj.) 1610s, from Latin adaequatus "equalized," past participle of adaequare "to make equal to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aequare "make level," from aequus (see equal (adj.)). The sense is of being "equal to what is required." Related: Adequateness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 足够的, 充分的(足以满足要求或需求的); 胜任的 【例】We should take adequate food for the holiday 我们应为假期带足食品. I hope he will prove adequate to the job 我希望他能胜任这工作. 【记】ad朝向, equate使平等－足够的 【参】equable(adj 平静的; 脾气温和的); equation(n 方程式) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】add 加 + equate 平等→本来是平等的，又多了些，就足够了 |
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