adequate

Word family

ad·e·quate /ˈædɪkwət/ S3 W3 AWL adjectiveadj

1 ENOUGHenough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purpose 足夠的，充分的；合乎需要的 SYN sufficient OPP inadequate

Farmers have been slow to make adequate provision for their retirement.

農民們遲遲沒有爲退休做好適當安排。

Some creams we tested failed to give adequate protection against UV light.

我們檢測的有些防曬霜不能提供足夠的防紫外線保護。

The standard of his work is barely adequate.

他的工作水準勉強合格。

The company has yet to provide an adequate explanation for its actions.

該公司對其行動仍未作出充分解釋。

adequate for

Are the parking facilities adequate for 50 cars?

停車設施是否夠50輛車停放？

adequate to do something

The lunchtime menu is more than adequate to satisfy the biggest appetite.

中午的菜給胃口最大的人吃都綽綽有餘。

► see thesaurus at enough

2 GOOD ENOUGHfairly good but not excellent 尚可的，過得去的 → satisfactory

Her performance was adequate but lacked originality.

她的表演還過得去，但缺乏獨創性。

► see thesaurus at satisfactory

5 —adequately adv

She wasn’t adequately insured.

她買的保險不夠。

—adequacy noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

adequate• Now that we have extended the hall, those small electric heaters are no longer adequate.• Most people eat an adequate diet.• The heating system would only be adequate for a much smaller house.• There is often no provision made, or considered adequate for elderly relatives without causing gross inconvenience to all parties.• Hardin's campaign did not have adequate funds to broadcast any ads on television.• The retail business, which is essential for the maintenance of adequate market liquidity, declined after the 1987 stock market crash.• Yet, without a ground and adequate pitch, the sport was unlikely to flourish.• None of his workers received adequate safety training.• Make sure that the lighting is adequate so that your guests to see what they are eating.• She gives accounts of the long hours worked by women and the effort put into maintaining what were seen as adequate standards.• Nevertheless, it is still open to question whether these arrangements are an adequate substitute for parliamentary scrutiny.• Redman's performance was adequate, though it lacked originality.• The minerals in a normal diet will be adequate to replace any losses.• Employers must provide adequate training opportunities.• Winter may seem like the ideal time to do interior painting, but it requires adequate ventilation.

adequate provision• There is a gross disparity between the size of the unemployment problem and the minuscule educational resources available to make adequate provision.• The Rules do contain adequate provisions for appeal by the person upon whom a notice is served.• Peace of mind, adequate provision for family and friends, and the knowledge that one's wishes will be carried out.• All major publicly-funded housing developments will make adequate provision for the less well off.• Management considers that adequate provision has been made for any liability which may arise in respect of the years 1981 to 1983.• The need for the adequate provision of permanent residential homes increases substantially as the mentally handicapped child grows up.

Origin adequate

(1500-1600) Latin past participle of adaequare “to make equal”, from ad- “to” + aequare “to equal”

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