adj.(形容词)

1. 足够的，充分的
2. 适当的，胜任的，恰当的，适合的，适用的，合适的，能满足需要的，合格的，合乎需要的
3. 尚可的，差强人意的
4. 得心应手的

v.(动词)

1. （使）相等，（使）对等

adj.(形容词)

1. 充分的,足够的 sufficient
2. 适当的,胜任的 having the necessary ability or qualities

Adjective:

1. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task;

   "she had adequate training"
   "her training was adequate"
   "she was adequate to the job"
   "he was equal to the task"
   

2. sufficient for the purpose;

   "an adequate income"
   "the food was adequate"
   "a decent wage"
   "enough food"
   "food enough"
   

3. about average; acceptable;

   "more than adequate as a secretary"
   

1.足够的；合格的；可用的
If something isadequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.

e.g. One in four people worldwide are withoutadequate homes...
全世界有1/4的人没有个像样的家。
e.g. The old methods weren'tadequate to meet current needs...
老一套方法已不足以满足当前的需要。

adequately
Many students are not adequately prepared for higher education...
许多学生并未做好接受高等教育的充分准备。
I speak the language adequately.
我这门语言说得不错。

1. 适当的：(b)适当的(adequate)指为达到良好的公共卫生规范的预期目的所需要满足的要求. (c) 面糊(Batter)是指一种半流体物质,通常包含面粉和其他成份. 要加工的主要成份可在其中浸蘸,或用它涂膜,或直接用它制成焙烤食品.

2. 适当：但是,中国人作为一个整体,缺乏适当(adequate)的经济教育,或者人生教育. 比如说, 很多中国人在到处打听,自己如何进行投资,投资什么会赚钱. 但是,人们往往忽略的是,生活费用也是一种投资,而且对于人生来说,是最重要的投资.

We had adequate food for a week's journey.

我们有足够的食物可以做一星期的旅行。

He sought for an adequate solution to the problem.

他寻求解决这个问题的适当办法。

I hope he will be adequate to the job.

我希望他将胜任这一工作。

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复。

training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry

足以满足未来工业需要的培训

['u4e0d'u53ef'u6570'u540d'u8bcd]The adequacy of the security arrangements has been questioned.

有人质疑安全措施是否充分。

Are you adequately insured?

你保够了险吗？

One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes...

全世界有1/4的人没有个像样的家。

The old methods weren't adequate to meet current needs...

老一套方法已不足以满足当前的需要。

We must mix work with adequate rest.

我们必须劳逸结合.

There was adequate rain and snow last winter.

去年冬天雨雪充足.

I have no adequate preparation.

我没有充分的准备.

Though a bit too old, he is still adequate to the work.

虽然他年纪大了点, 却仍能胜任这项工作.

The city's water supply is no longer adequate for its need.

这个城市的供水已不敷需求.

Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation.

检查员已检查过,通风良好.

His wages are adequate to support three people.

他的工资够养活三口人.

To be healthy one must have an adequate diet.

一个人想要健康,必须有足够的规定饮食.

Will you be assured of a career and adequate salary if you go there?

你到那里去能保证有职业和足够的收入 吗 ?

The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.

正文附有一个详细的词汇表.

Every effect must have an adequate cause.

每一种结果都必须有充分的原因.

He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.

他没有充分发挥其才能的场所.

I hope you will prove adequate to the job.

我希望你证明能胜位这项工作.

an adequate supply of hot water

热水供应充足

Can plants obtain adequate nourishment from such poor soil?

土壤这样贫瘠，植物能获得足够的养分吗？

Wear clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain.

穿上足以防风雨的衣服。

There must be adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs.

必须给失业的工人足够的补偿。

用作定语～+ n.

1. There was adequate rain and snow last winter.
   去年冬天雨雪充足。
2. You ought to take adequate measures.
   你应该采取适当的措施。

n. +～

1. They had money adequate for the cost of the journey.
   他们的钱足够这次旅行的费用。
2. We found a solution adequate to the problem.
   我们找到了解决这个问题的适当方法。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The council's provision for the elderly is barely adequate.
   理事会对老年人的条款规定不充分。

S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

1. Is your time adequate for it?
   你有足够的时间做此事吗?
2. The food is adequate for all of us.
   这些食物足够我们大家吃的。
3. This is adequate for the purpose.
   这足以达到目的。
4. His knowledge of French was adequate for the job although he was not fluent in the language.
   他的法语虽不流利，倒也足够其工作之需。
5. Sometimes simple language alone is not adequate for expressing emotions; therefore, rhetoric devices are needed.
   有时单凭简单的语言无法充分表达情感，所以要运用修辞手段。
6. The supply is not adequate to the demand.
   供不应求。
7. The means is not adequate to the end.
   用这种方法不能达到目的。
8. Though a bit too old, he is still adequate to the work.
   虽然他年纪大了点,却仍能胜任这项工作。

S+be+～+to- v

1. My salary is not adequate to support our family.
   我的薪水不够维持一家的生活。
2. Our science and engineering are not adequate to meet that challenge.
   我们的科学和工程学是不足以迎接那种挑战的。

～+名词

• adequate%20measures">adequate measures适当的措施
• adequate%20precautions">adequate precautions适当的预防措施
• adequate%20rain">adequate rain充足的降雨

～+介词

• adequate%20for%20solving%20the%20problem">adequate for solving the problem足以解决问题
• adequate%20to%20the%20demand">adequate to the demand能够满足需要
• adequate%20to%20the%20occasion">adequate to the occasion合时宜
• adequate%20to%20the%20work">adequate to the work胜任这项工作

• Let them continue as is meet To adequate the balance-sheet.

  出自：Joyce

• No text literally..adequates its signifiers to some signified distinct from them.

  出自：T. Eagleton

adj.(形容词)

1. adequate的基本意思是数量或程度上“充分的,足够的”,指仅够某事或某场合之所需,而不会超过很多。adequate也可指性质或质量上“适当的,适度的,正好合适的”,指达到要求,符合客观标准。adequate还可指能力或资历等“胜任的”“尚可的,差强人意的”,指合乎一个不太高或不太严格的标准。
2. adequate在句中多用作表语,后接介词to表示“恰当的”“称职的”“令人满意的”,接介词for表示“足够的”。adequate有时也可用作定语。
3. adequate不用于比较等级。

1. adequate后接to或者for的时候，有时表达相同的意思。

   Our fuel supply is adequate to heat the house this winter.
   Our fuel supply is adequate for heating the house this winter.

adj.(形容词)

adequate, ample, enough, sufficient

这组词都有“足够的”意思。其区别在于：

1.enough为一般用语,有时可与adequate互换。enough常用来表示数量或程度,不宜用于表示性质、质量; 而adequate既可用于描述数量或程度,也可用于描述性质、质量。

2.adequate表示“仅够满足”“恰好满足”; enough和sufficient还可表示足够满足; 而ample表示充足而有余,即ample>sufficient>enough>adequate。

3.sufficient与enough同义,确切程度比 enough 大,前者多用于需要的满足,后者则多用于欲望的满足; 前者多用于书面语,后者多用于口语。

adequate，enough，sufficient

这些形容词均含“足够的，充足的”之意。

adequate指数量上足够，质量上适当。

enough最普通用词，口语、书面语可用，较侧重分量或数量的足够，多指希望的满足。

sufficient正式用词，侧重数目或数量或程度达到某一特定要求或需要。

• ☆ 1610年左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的adquatus，意为平均的。