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.
雙語例句
1. People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.
人們譴責(zé)該政府部門未能采取足夠的預(yù)防措施。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education.
大多數(shù)州都保障人們免費(fèi)享受充分教育的權(quán)利。
來自柯林斯例句
3. They had rushed in without adequate appreciation of the task.
他們還沒有充分了解這項(xiàng)任務(wù)就倉促行動了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The western diet should be perfectly adequate for most people.
西方的日常飲食應(yīng)該完全適合于大多數(shù)人。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Without adequate information, many students choose a college almost blindly.