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Suffice 14c French Sə'Fais V.足够,(食物)满足 英 Meet Satisfy

单词 suffice
音标 [sə'fais]
解释 v.足够,(食物)满足
红宝书 【英】 v.足够,(食物)满足( to meet or satisfy a need)
【记】 suf(下面)+fice(做) →做出来→足够
【例】 One glass suffices me.(我一杯就够)
字源 suffice (v.)
early 14c. (intransitive); late 14c. (transitive), from present participle stem of Old French sofire "be sufficient, satisfy" (Modern French suffire), from Latin sufficere "put under, lay a foundation under; supply as a substitute; be enough, be adequate," from sub "up to" (see sub-) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Phrase suffice it to say (1690s) is a rare surviving subjunctive.
不择手段背单词 v. 足够; (食物)满足
【记】读: 三face, 一个人长了三张脸-足够
趣味全助记 【记】sufficient

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