詞彙精選：adequate的用法和辨析大綱

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

足夠的；充足的

例句：

Prices have been stabilized, and articles of daily use are in adequate supply.

市場充沛，物價穩定。

例句：

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

老一套方法已不足以滿足當前的需要。

適當的，恰當的

例句：

The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.

該鎮未採取適當的防洪措施，現在吃到了苦頭。

例句：

Look at their architecture, learn from them and reuse when adequate.

研究他們的架構，從中學習並在適當的地方重用。

勝任的

例句：

She was adequate to the job.

她能勝任這個工作。

例句：

Right now there's a drought of adequate leadership.

眼下缺少能勝任的領導人。

差強人意的

例句：

The skater's technique was only adequate.

滑冰者的技術只能說是差強人意。

例句：

Will your salary be adequate?

你的薪水還算差強人意嗎？

二、詞義辨析：

adequate,enough,sufficient

這些形容詞均含“足夠的，充足的”之意。adequate指數量上足夠，質量上適當。enough最普通用詞，口語、書面語可用，較側重分量或數量的足夠，多指希望的滿足。sufficient正式用詞，側重數目或數量或程度達到某一特定要求或需要。

三、參考例句：

Our bodies need adequate nutrition.

我們的身體需要充足的營養。

Will your salary be adequate?

你的薪水還算差強人意嗎？

Rural areas often lack adequate public transport.

農村地區常缺少足夠的公共交通。

Make sure you have adequate insurance period.

你一定要有足夠的保險期限。

Retail banks must also retain adequate equity.

零售銀行也必須保持股本充足。

She had adequate grounds for a divorce.

她離婚有充分的理由。

Ensure that there is adequate work force.

確保有足夠的工作人員。

She was adequate to the job.

她能勝任這個工作。

I brought adequate food for our trip.

我爲我們的旅程帶了足夠的食物。

Is your salary adequate to support yourself?

你的薪水夠你一人生活嗎？